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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 835396, member: 5833"]Is it marked as sterling somewhere I'm not spotting? Think it was probably set in Italy & likely to be 800 silver.</p><p><br /></p><p>Another thing to consider in dating cameos, particularly pretty ladies, is whether the hairstyle would have been well known during the time period you are considering. I would put this lady post WWII, before the move to the increasingly turned up noses. Italian cameo manufacturers are still putting findings on brooches that are vintage in design.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 835396, member: 5833"]Is it marked as sterling somewhere I'm not spotting? Think it was probably set in Italy & likely to be 800 silver. Another thing to consider in dating cameos, particularly pretty ladies, is whether the hairstyle would have been well known during the time period you are considering. I would put this lady post WWII, before the move to the increasingly turned up noses. Italian cameo manufacturers are still putting findings on brooches that are vintage in design.[/QUOTE]
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