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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 836666, member: 5833&quot;]Not odd.&nbsp; They both engraved the name on the front, on shell as well as on hardstone cameos and it is always easy to read.&nbsp; Think seller was aware of the name, just not familiar with any examples.</p><p><br /></p><p>You would think the Saulini signature would also be difficult to miss.&nbsp; This cameo appeared for auction without any photo of the back but a note in the description that something illegible was scratched into the back &amp; no mention of anything written on the front:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]194605[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]194606[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A few months later it reappeared at a prominent auction house, described as a Saulini, no mention of anything on the back, looking like this:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]194607[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]194608[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An inquiry to second auction house produced this photo of the back:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]194609[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The discrepancy was pointed out to me by another cameo hound, who cautiously tried to raise the matter with his contact at the auction house.&nbsp; They decided the first auction house, which noticed the scratchings on the back, had overlooked the Saulini name on the front.&nbsp; Because is has their imprimatur, cameo will be widely accepted as a Saulini.&nbsp; Fortunately it is not really a very good forgery &amp; does not stand up in comparisons with other examples.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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