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I have no idea what happened to the text of this post, but it was here before the photos.

I see a lot of these reverse intaglio cameos on ebay, with a wide margin in price. This one does not look like crap. Is there any particular words or description I can add to sell this at a fair price? I bought it, my wife doesn't want it.

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Just a note: I bought this at the same place my wife bought all her pins at last week. She bought a bunch more. But, the one below I picked out because of how "tacky" it is. $3. It has sold on ebay for $400 and the cheapest is $599 now.

She says she was going to get it. But, it wasn't in the pile she had. Looking at this, how do you not see it's so freaky it has to be something of value.

 

glass intaglio in a gold color rope twist frame.............. eh?

 

There are times when I have seen what I thought was outstandingly ugly clothing/jewellery/handbag/shoes & said to myself: Must be designer & expensive to be that hideous.

Even though it is not to my personal taste, I think I would have picked your eclectic brooch & looked it over. It's one of those things that I can appreciate for quality of construction & still be left asking myself why?

 

Vintage 1930s Coro Duette “Quivering Camellia” Combination Pin/Brooch and Dress Clips.

 

The first item is the lady I call Headband Girl. She is probably the single most reproduced cameo/intaglio in the world. As far as I have been able to work it out, she seems to have originated in W. Germany, continued on after the Wall fell, may still be in production for all I know. Have only ever seen her in glass, appearing in pieces by Weiss and Whiting & Davis, as well as in a universe of unbranded output.

This technique is most often called 'reverse carved' although it is of course molded glass. The bail looks like a replacement.

 

Oh! That explains why it seems to have layers.

 

Headband girl doesn't float my boat either. That second one....(swish!bye!) Very Moderne and right down my alley.

 

Do you know anything about the metal(s) with certainty? Please tell me you did not pay a gold price.

 

The magic search words are reverse carved intaglio and Essex crystal - that is what the buyers for these actually type. If it is rock crystal rather than glass, say so and show it (rock crystal feels cold to the lip and usually shows small natural inclusions under a loupe). Photograph it lit from the side so the depth of the carving reads, put the animal or subject in the title, and give measurements. And check the frame for a gold stamp before you price anything - a marked 14k frame moves the number a lot.