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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Arlene_V, post: 996991, member: 129&quot;]Hi Antiquers,</p><p><br /></p><p>I&#039;ve had this cameo for at least 10 years (as I recall) and I still have unanswered questions about it so I am posting on this thread.</p><p><br /></p><p>When I initially bought it I thought it depicted a party scene, with the woman in the centre holding a flagon of wine. Oops, wrong!</p><p><br /></p><p>That&#039;s a head she&#039;s holding! (I only noticed this after I&#039;d bought the cameo, and was looking at it more closely at home, have to admit I was a bit taken aback).</p><p><br /></p><p>So I believe the scene is Biblical,&nbsp; Judith beheading Holofernes. Why someone would want to wear a cameo like this beats me, but I have kept this cameo anyway just because it is such an unusual example and I am pretty sure to never find one like this again.</p><p><br /></p><p>Here are my questions:</p><p><br /></p><p>Is this just badly carved or is it really badly worn, and how would it get so worn as a brooch?</p><p>Next question:&nbsp; Time period? The gold frame is unmarked but rather nice, and tests as 14k or thereabouts. I am thinking&nbsp; the cameo if original to the setting is early to mid Victorian, am I correct?</p><p>Final question: The shell is very pale, verging on light blue even, does this type of shell have a particular name?</p><p><br /></p><p>Thanks for any insights. </p><p>[ATTACH=full]206302[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]206303[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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