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<p>[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9548145, member: 79705"]I bought a cheap misc lot of cameos with only very blurry photos taken in the dark to go on, but thought I saw a couple interesting pieces (of course the most blurry). Pleased to find out I was right and picked up my first lava cameo and first black cameo.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]455067[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455068[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455069[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455070[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Tiny 1" cameo in what looks like low carat gold with a replaced hinge. Ceres? Persephone? I'm really not sure. I thought she was carved rather well, especially for her size.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]455071[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]455072[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]455073[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This one was blurry, in the dark, and not even stated as a locket. Not sure the material on this one. The cameo is mounted separately and the inside does a good job of looking like it's carved, but I have found <a href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/946233969/victorian-bog-oak-locket-necklace-with" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.etsy.com/listing/946233969/victorian-bog-oak-locket-necklace-with" rel="nofollow">a similar one here</a>, though with different inside design. Very light weight. Tiny bits of fiber in the photo were behind the paper and glass. Gutta percha? Molded piece on actual carving? Whole thing molded? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/confused.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":confused:" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="mirana, post: 9548145, member: 79705"]I bought a cheap misc lot of cameos with only very blurry photos taken in the dark to go on, but thought I saw a couple interesting pieces (of course the most blurry). Pleased to find out I was right and picked up my first lava cameo and first black cameo. [ATTACH=full]455067[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455068[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455069[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455070[/ATTACH] Tiny 1" cameo in what looks like low carat gold with a replaced hinge. Ceres? Persephone? I'm really not sure. I thought she was carved rather well, especially for her size. [ATTACH=full]455071[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455072[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]455073[/ATTACH] This one was blurry, in the dark, and not even stated as a locket. Not sure the material on this one. The cameo is mounted separately and the inside does a good job of looking like it's carved, but I have found [URL='https://www.etsy.com/listing/946233969/victorian-bog-oak-locket-necklace-with']a similar one here[/URL], though with different inside design. Very light weight. Tiny bits of fiber in the photo were behind the paper and glass. Gutta percha? Molded piece on actual carving? Whole thing molded? :confused:[/QUOTE]
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