That's what I was thinking too: a single slab deliberately fractured. Can imagine it could be done with little chisel taps, without having to put...
Here's a closeup of the back: [ATTACH]
More proof that a gold setting does not guarantee a good cameo: [IMG] [IMG] Seller describes pearls as South Sea, maybe seller-speak for not...
Maybe Philadelphie is the pattern name, since the rest, even H & Co., is in English, as SIS noted. I have an 'intention tremor' that gets worse...
Sounds like they are the best English speaking source. They have a terrific cameo collection, but no longer anyone on staff who is an expert in...
Oh, I remember this. Would fall to Holly Trusted's department to evaluate. Think they would never commit to an authentication, unless they...
Maybe lab opal pieced together? Like Holly, interested in seeing the back.
Jivvy should know this one. Anyone else care to guess? [ATTACH]
The texture is variable. Some is finer grained, so smoother. There's another type of molded cameo that is more often than not mistaken for lava...
Hard to be certain about this one too, but looks closer to the real thing than the first one. Suspect this is the modern, reconstituted type.
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Vintage Gold-Filled Carved Gray Porcelain Cameo Pin Brooch [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Have you ever noticed that when we don't really have a good answer, we quickly get silly? Looks good as a collar. Does friction alone keep it at...
How does it attach around the neck? Looks like it would make a chic unique dog collar.
BMRT, If you like it & it's cheap (& you would wear it) go on & get it. Regardless of the materials, it is not well constructed. Looks like...
It's quite possible she was inspired by Sophia; would date from the period when S.L. was at her peak.
I'd have to go with glass: [IMG] Not lava, that's for sure.
Stone could be green aventurine. The smaller faceted beads look more like it than the larger spherical ones, but pix don't show well enough to be...
She's definitely molded, you all recognize the signs. Choices are resin; 'lava glass', molded glass with a thick coating that gives it the...
I feel like a teacher happily marking quiz papers & giving everyone an A. For this one, the color says artificial; the soft lines say molded; the...
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