Featured 14K Brooch ID Please

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  1. NinaNini

    NinaNini Member

    NinaNini, May 18, 2019
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  2. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    opal,seems to have moderate crazing.
     
    Hollyblue, May 18, 2019
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  3. Barn Owl

    Barn Owl Well-Known Member

    I'm sure that @Bronwen will have some thoughts. :)
     
    Barn Owl, May 18, 2019
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  4. evelyb30

    evelyb30 Well-Known Member

    @Bronwen - who's the image supposed to be? I've never seen an opal made into a cameo before. The lady is probably epoxied on. I can't picture opal matrix being amenable to carving.
     
    evelyb30, May 18, 2019
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  5. daveydempsey

    daveydempsey Moderator Moderator

    Is it the Water Bearer ?
     
    daveydempsey, May 18, 2019
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  6. Hollyblue

    Hollyblue Well-Known Member

    Hollyblue, May 18, 2019
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  7. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Welcome, NinaNini. You have inherited some really beautiful things and have already been given good guidance on them. As Holly, says, this cameo is carved from a single large piece of opal, not two pieces glued together. I think the cameo and its mount are contemporary with each other, so not super old, although not brand new either. There's a deco influence to the cameo. I don't think the figure is meant to be identifiable in the way that figures on cameos in the neoclassical style are. Davey's Water Bearer suggestion has a lot going for it. You're not an Aquarius, by any chance? Gorgeous piece.

    The best known name in opal carving is Wilhelm Schmidt. This does not look like his work (which he did not sign) but he inspired others. Schmidt really pushed the boundaries of gem engraving:

    https://gem-a.com/news-publications...em-a/gem/cameos-natural-history-museum-london
     
    Bronwen, May 18, 2019
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  8. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Its gorgeous !
     
    johnnycb09, May 18, 2019
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  9. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    It is beautiful, Nina. The style looks 1970s to me. It is also a pendant, with two loops.
     
    Any Jewelry, May 19, 2019
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  10. Aquitaine

    Aquitaine Is What It IS! But NEVER BORED!

    Hi and WELCOME to ANTIQUERS, Nina!! Your piece looks GORGEOUS!!!!
     
    Aquitaine, May 19, 2019
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  11. kyratango

    kyratango Bug jewellery addiction!

    Welcome, NinaNini! Your carved opal piece is really nicely done:woot:
     
    kyratango, May 20, 2019
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  12. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    Your cameo is far nicer, but this is from the same period. Both definitely have a mid- to late 1970s look:

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    Bronwen, May 20, 2019
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