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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 7906279, member: 5833&quot;]On one hand, the hinge &amp; clasp make me think late 19th.&nbsp; On another hand, the cameo itself seems earlier to me, from a time when they were still following engraved gems, 1870-80s.&nbsp; On the third hand, trying to think when mounts with this type of frame began appearing.&nbsp; Looked through the part of my collection that is readily visible &amp; discovered I don&#039;t have a single one in that style, although I have certainly seen it enough times.&nbsp; Would have been influenced by the &#039;archeological&#039; style. </p><p><br /></p><p>Cameo &amp; setting may not be contemporary.&nbsp; I&#039;m sure many a time a cameo was bought loose as a souvenir by someone who had every intention of getting it set as soon as they got home, only to languish in its box.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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