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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 2309110, member: 5833&quot;]The coloring of these cameos appears so naturalistic and the image has such strong appeal, it is understandable why they so often are mistaken for what they appear to be and why, even when correctly described as resin and despite not being set in precious metal, it is not unusual for them to sell for $90 - 100.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259048[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]259049[/ATTACH]&nbsp; [ATTACH=full]259051[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>At the time of this writing, the asking price for the Volupté compact shown below is $2,500, understandable if you believe the completely inaccurate description of the cameo given in a collectors&#039; guide, which even notes the incongruity of such a cameo on a relatively ordinary compact body.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259052[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]259053[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]259054[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>The origin of this touching image may have been this design by <a href="http://www.rebajes.com/content/11-henryk-winograd" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.rebajes.com/content/11-henryk-winograd" rel="nofollow">Henryk Winograd</a>:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259056[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>There are some noticeable technical changes between the previous cameo, whom I think of as Nouveau Lady and this lady with her pet bird.&nbsp; Now the pieces are in two colors, like genuine sardonyx &amp; sardonyx shell cameos; the background layer of the &#039;shell&#039; version even has subtly shaded color like natural shell can have.&nbsp; They can be so convincing that this one was able to sneak into an auction lot along with other shell cameos:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259061[/ATTACH] </p><p><br /></p><p>The orange cameos can be distinguished from actual shell by their yellowish figures, flat backs and, when visible, thick edges.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]259057[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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