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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 8169697, member: 5833&quot;]Welcome, LouCas.&nbsp; I think you&#039;re just asking a sincere question about this seller in general.&nbsp; What Fig is saying is that we try to avoid posting anything that could be construed as promoting an item or seller.</p><p><br /></p><p>I had to look at photos of about 10 of them to feel sure, but yes, they all appear to be genuine shell.&nbsp; So many of the pix are fuzzy, it was difficult in some cases to make out the signs.</p><p><br /></p><p>This seems to be a group of cameo engravers collectively working under the NettunoStar name.&nbsp; It appears all the helmet shell cameos have a signature on the back, plus &quot;Torre del Greco&quot; &amp; &quot;Made in Italy&quot;.&nbsp; Some are signed on the front as well.&nbsp; Couldn&#039;t actually quite read any of the names due to the poor photography, but can see there are at least a handful of different ones.</p><p><br /></p><p>The shop proprietor makes a point of mentioning that they are made using traditional methods &amp; steel burins, but to my eye the cameos look too finished (&amp; too inexpensive).&nbsp; I suspect that in some way they are getting assistance from non-traditional methods, but I have not studied contemporary cameo making &amp;, if true, not something they would want to share.</p><p><br /></p><p>The modern style is not to my taste - I find it cartoonish - but these pieces are certainly dramatic &amp; well executed, signed, the antiques of tomorrow.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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