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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 375750, member: 5833&quot;]You got it for a very good price, particularly with the original box.</p><p><br /></p><p>When a shell cameo comes to me in need of a bath, &amp; most of them do, I give it a good soak in tepid tap water with a dab of dish washing liquid.&nbsp; Some people prefer more caution &amp; stick to water that is at least distilled/deionized.&nbsp; You would not want to subject one to chlorinated water on a regular basis, but I have never seen this regimen cause detectable damage when employed once.&nbsp; If needed, I use a child&#039;s toothbrush to get at the crevices.&nbsp; This one looks surprisingly clean.&nbsp; It&#039;s amazing how grubby they can get.&nbsp; Never close a cameo into any kind of container until it is thoroughly dry.&nbsp; I am an agnostic on the matter of oiling shell.&nbsp; I do not do it with my own pieces.</p><p><br /></p><p>I do not see a signature.&nbsp; If there is anything there at all, it is more likely to be an inventory number/workshop mark, possibly even a price code.&nbsp; It&#039;s always worth checking a cameo over for a signature.&nbsp; Often even when there is one there you have to get light hitting it just right to see it, but the majority of pieces are not signed, although random scratches can really tease the eye.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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