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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9740621, member: 79705&quot;]Most shell cameos are from Italy. It is probably meant to be stamped &quot;argentato&quot; which is &quot;silver plate.&quot; The shell image is mid-century Afaik, when they were mass-producing cameos and paying the workers for quantity and not quality. You can look back at pieces in this thread to see the wide variety of carvings.</p><p><br /></p><p>This would be considered costume jewelry, and is broken, so it would be sentimental value. You might see if a local jeweler would replace the catch, or add a bail for your family to continue wearing it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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