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Message:: [QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 289088, member: 5833"]As I wrote in my profile, I am passionate about all things cameo.  Before I ever saw cameos as anything other than jewelry for little old ladies, I loved minerals, shells & classical mythology.  It was as illustrations of the myths that cameos first got my attention.After acquiring my share of modestly priced 'pretty lady' cameos, I began to venture into the more interesting, somewhat more expensive pieces, at first mainly cameos of the goddess Diana. [ATTACH=full]93406[/ATTACH] For a long time I stayed with shell pieces.  Then the fatal event.  With no expectation of winning it, I put in the minimum bid, all I could afford, on a hardstone cameo of Leda and the Swan.  The auction was uncontested.  What the listing did not mention, nor clearly show, is that the piece is signed by Teresa Talani, one of the few women in the glyptics field, who was active in Naples at the turn of the 19th century. [ATTACH=full]93407[/ATTACH] It was a turning point; she was my passport to meeting museum curators and other professionals in the field.  She also got me hooked on finding other signed pieces.  My avatar is Venus, by Filippo Tignani.  One of my most prized pieces is this young Hercules by Gaspare Capparoni: [ATTACH=full]93408[/ATTACH] Snagging the occasional 'find' is exhilarating, but I still love shell, which makes up most of my collection.  I would rather have a well carved loose cameo with an unusual subject, in any material, than a ho-hum piece, no matter how lavish the setting. Looking forward to seeing your finds too and helping out where I can.  Bronwen[/QUOTE]

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