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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9882476, member: 79705&quot;]Anyone want to talk Tortoiseshell? <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":turtle:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":turtle:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":turtle:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It was a material I didn&#039;t realize cameos came in, until I read Rowan&#039;s book. I was fascinated with the old work immediately, but it seems to be even harder to find cameo examples of than in ivory. Both having similar laws and also lots of faux plastic which aids in mis-identification, of course. When they come up for sale, of course they are very far out of my range.</p><p><br /></p><p>Then I managed to find and acquire this mis-identified antique set of pendant and earrings:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]496506[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>You can see the unpolished material cut out on the back of the pendant, I&#039;m guessing to let light through? There are also the tell-tale bug bites, tool marks, drill cuts, etc. The pendant is a huge 3.5&quot; (8.89 cm) long and the whole set swings when moved.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]496507[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>For a good look at it, I&#039;m including one of the earring bacchante who thankfully came off after gentle clean loosened her old glue, so I could re-attach her properly.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]496508[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I found a similar earring set, with the same top design and similar flowers to the pendant <a href="https://medium.com/the-hairpin/the-week-in-estate-jewelry-tortoiseshell-and-the-holy-grail-of-diamonds-76baddf7409c" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://medium.com/the-hairpin/the-week-in-estate-jewelry-tortoiseshell-and-the-holy-grail-of-diamonds-76baddf7409c" rel="nofollow">here</a>. They said their source ID&#039;d it as 1820/Georgian, but the source doesn&#039;t exist anymore. I was thinking these were more mid-to-late 19th c. when this stuff was reported as popular, but I&#039;m still trying to read more on the subject.</p><p><br /></p><p>The pendant came on a more modern braided cord with 14K clasp, but I&#039;m thinking it originally probably had a matching tortoiseshell chain like this locket at <a href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/16824" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/16824" rel="nofollow">The Met</a> and <a href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/necklaces/pendant-necklaces/amazing-victorian-tortoise-cameo-necklace/id-v_2064243/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.1stdibs.com/jewelry/necklaces/pendant-necklaces/amazing-victorian-tortoise-cameo-necklace/id-v_2064243/" rel="nofollow">other</a> <a href="https://www.langantiques.com/victorian-tortoise-shell-locket-and-chain.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.langantiques.com/victorian-tortoise-shell-locket-and-chain.html" rel="nofollow">examples</a> <a href="https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/1018204/victorian-tortoiseshell-locket-and-chain" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.sellingantiques.co.uk/1018204/victorian-tortoiseshell-locket-and-chain" rel="nofollow">?</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Anyone else have cameos in tortoiseshell, or seen some they liked that they could share? I&#039;d love to see more of them![/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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