You are always welcome to put any of the cameos I post on your boards. The cameo is based on the portrait I posted with the cameo. It was painted...
Another one from the backlog of cameos to show. Recently purchased from eBay. I bought another cameo (which I will show) from this seller at a...
Your ring is an example of a gryllos, a mishmash of animal and human anatomy. [ATTACH] Depictions of gryllii were common in ancient times and...
More show and tell. My mom was gifted this from my paternal grandmother. My grandmother brought it from Germany when she and her family came to...
Does anyone in this group live in Scotland? I'll be there for a couple months starting May 14, if anyone is interested in meeting up with another...
This cameo has flown into my collection. I couldn't resist.
I think it is very sad there is so little interest in these cameos or their carvers. There are so many beautuful pieces where the true subject...
[IMG]I wanted to share this cameo with you. It is a beautifully carved queen conch cameo. I believe it to be a poetrait cameo of a real person...
I have been away from this group quite a while dealing with family stuff and life in general, but I haven't paused collecting. I have a bunch to...
I visited the Walters Museum last summer and spoke with the director who is responsible for 18th and 19th century pieces, because of the Neri...
A belated welcome back, Mirana!
It is a molded polymer/plastic cameo that is then painted. There are similar versions, as you have seen. As others have said, it is a piece of...
What a wonderful cameo, Bronwen. You really got a treasure with an unusual signature.
So glad you are feeling better and have come back to us! I missed you, Bronwen!
I agree with bluumz and mirana. A pretty lady cameo from the 1950s or so. Thanks for sharing it with us.
I came across this article about gemstone carving in Idar-Oberstein. It was interesting....
I pulled some info for the Walters Art Museum in Baltimore and thought the group might be interested. It pertains to the Neri family. It all...
I chanced upon this book on engraved gems today and thought that others might want to read it. It is free to download. It looks like an...
Agree about the start price. There was only one bid. And the 18K frame was damaged enough that it was unwearable. I would not be surprised if we...
[ATTACH] As an FYI, there is a Stephenson cameo on eBay. It has about 45 minutes left, in case anyone is interested....
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