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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 9941123, member: 79705&quot;]Here&#039;s a little collection of a type of cameo that I hadn&#039;t seen us discuss before, and one that I hadn&#039;t come across until I got one... Antique shell cameos set into tortoiseshell pendant frames, sometimes with tort chains.</p><p><br /></p><p>This is mine, that the previous owner thought to be plastic.</p><p>[ATTACH=full]499337[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499338[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I love the clover border and haven&#039;t seen it in any others yet. It passes for UV, tool marks, bug bites, no bubbles, natural texture in exposed areas, etc.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are other examples I&#039;ve found since then. A couple listed on antique dealer sites as authentic tortoiseshell...</p><p>[ATTACH=full]499341[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499339[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499340[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499342[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]499343[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>I hope this is helpful to anybody doing research or interested in various antique cameo materials. I think these incorrectly get listed as plastic and vintage so they can be a fun thing to recognize in the wild.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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