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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 10091701, member: 79705&quot;]Found numerous great things but if we&#039;re calling top favorites then this is going to be the Oops, All Cameos post. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie51" alt=":hilarious:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /> It was an extremely good year for checking the boxes on different materials, and acquiring high-dollar items for comparatively very <i>very</i> low dollar prices from previous owners who didn&#039;t know what they were selling.</p><p><br /></p><p>Potentially the most $$$$ is this shell cameo in gold carved and signed by the known master <a href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG78101" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/term/BIOG78101" rel="nofollow">Tommaso Saulini</a>, who held a Pope and Queen Victoria as patrons, and who&#039;s work is in every major museum. I identified the sitter through a book of Saulini&#039;s prep sketches, which included the matching signed and dated (by the sitter) sketch. This is the famous American Union Civil War General Alfred Howe Terry. He personally sat for his portrait in Dec 1860 during his European tour (to study the military) only a few months before signing up for the Union at the start of the Civil War.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506552[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A large coral goddess mounted in 14K and potentially sapphires or spinel. The seller thought her costume.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506558[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>This gent (we&#039;ve decided likely Socrates, though possibly a commissioned portrait) I got for $25. A large wax portrait on amber. I haven&#039;t seen another like it yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506553[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>An ivory Cupid c. 1860 bought in a lot, and ID&#039;d from a blurry photo.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506554[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A demi parure of mid-1800 antique tortoise, matching other museum examples. Previous owner thought to be lucite.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506555[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>A gigantic conch shell (7 x 6.5&quot; / 17.78 x 16.5 cm) with an equally large (2 x 2.75&quot; / 5 x 7 cm) deeply carved Medusa. Haven&#039;t been able to find another full-shell conch carving yet.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]506556[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]506557[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a couple others that I haven&#039;t gotten into the cameos post yet, so those&#039;ll wait. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie29" alt=":bucktooth:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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