That is horrible! I would be sick to my stomach. All of those beautiful pieces gone. So many people are pulling out the cameos to sell the gold...
Really? That is very interesting. I know nothing about costume jewelry. Thanks for educating me. I would have passed it by at a yard sale!:facepalm:
I've not been very active lately, but finally I have time! I wanted to share some of my finds this year. This one I got recently. It is carved by...
Wow! That's a gaudy set! And a hefty pricetag!
I think the cameo is most sumilar to the engaving Fridolina posted. My guess is that the artist tried for beauty of form rather than real life...
Thank you! I was so focused on Pauline being the carvers name, I didnt think about the composition. I knew it was Venus but didn't know the model...
Wouldnt that be cool??!!
I hadnt seen that, so thanks for sharing. It is stunning. And yes, that's where I read about the CC inscribed on the front.
No, the Fries piece is hand carved, not ultrasonically cut. No "fallen snow". I don't know where all the output went. I could not find a single...
I have found 3 cameos that I think that the group will find interesting. They just arrived this morning. The first one I found on eBay. It is...
[ATTACH] So, in the spirit of Bronwen's request, here is one of my new cameos. It is small and unset, with no writing on the back. It depicts an...
What do you think the CD underneath the signature means?
That is beautiful, Bronwen. You have such a wonderful collection.
I got this several months ago in a multi-piece auction lot. I was interested in the other two pieces in the lot, and assumed it was a resin cameo....
I was browsing today for cameos and realized I had seen this before somewhere. [ATTACH] I found it on Etsy- as a molded cameo! [ATTACH] The...
More unbelievable listings. They seem to be getting worse.
Excellent find! What a lovely cameo. Congratulations!
I agree with you both; Pascoli is the carver. Here is info I found. I am in contact with the seller of the cameo. He posted it on a FB group a...
Hi Simona, unfortunately, these pieces are outside of my area of expertise. Hopefully others can provide the info you seek. :)
Amazing carving! I wonder who the sitter was?
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