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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 8309863, member: 79705"]I posted the matching cameo earlier in the thread. It is left facing, as all his others are. Carved in 1844.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]426697[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The "intaglio" was reported by the daughter of the original owner and she said it was a cast taken from an "intaglio cut from shell"... Which seems incorrect. So it's possible she was confused on the proper term. She also wasn't sure when this version was cut exactly, but I imagine around same as the cameo if they were done "from life" as claimed in both stories. I haven't seen any JCK gem intaglios yet.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 8309863, member: 79705"]I posted the matching cameo earlier in the thread. It is left facing, as all his others are. Carved in 1844. [ATTACH=full]426697[/ATTACH] The "intaglio" was reported by the daughter of the original owner and she said it was a cast taken from an "intaglio cut from shell"... Which seems incorrect. So it's possible she was confused on the proper term. She also wasn't sure when this version was cut exactly, but I imagine around same as the cameo if they were done "from life" as claimed in both stories. I haven't seen any JCK gem intaglios yet.[/QUOTE]
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