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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 9751441, member: 5833&quot;]Frame does look like tortoise to me.&nbsp; Don&#039;t think there would have been good simulants when this was made.</p><p><br /></p><p>Cameo looks like lava on the face of it, but since it&#039;s from France, wondering if it&#039;s not &#039;pipe stone&#039;, which I think is the same thing as meerschaum.&nbsp; If so, it would be very light for its size.&nbsp; (What is its size?)</p><p><br /></p><p>Have not seen this very interesting subject before.&nbsp; A putto playing at being a rustic, or perhaps something like the Genius of Animal Husbandry.&nbsp; Really interesting way of securing the back, while still allowing the frame&#039;s contents to be removed at will.</p><p><br /></p><p>&nbsp; It&#039;s very cool, I would have grabbed it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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