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Message:: [QUOTE="Snowman Cometh, post: 13181001, member: 83302"]This is what they wrote. There's really nothing here. ANTIQUE 9K GOLD LAVA CAMEO BROOCH 'LO SPAGNALETTO' c1870 ARTIST JUSEPE DI RIBERA An antique Italian solid 9k gold (tests therabouts) brooch, holding a detailed, hand carved lava cameo in high relief, depicting the Spanish artist Jusepe Di Ribera, known as Lo Spagnaletto (the little Spaniard) in Italy. Lovely quality, very wearable and so collectible ! CONDITION: All original and generally very good. Slight signs of wear commensurate with age and use. Minimal detail wear to carving. Small chip to edge of carving under bezel - see pics. Mount probably later DATE/MARKS: Around 1870. Engraved 'Lo Spagnoletto' to the reverse. DIMENSIONS: 56 x 47 mm (1 inch = 25.4 mm). WEIGHT: Approx. 32.4 grams. They do say hand carved, yet it might not be. Hand carved adds value. The 9k gold takes part of the price. I don't think enough of the price to warrant $500. This is roughly the price that most "supposed" hand carved lava cameos are set for the asking. When they're much nicer, they're closer to $1000 and higher. This is gorgeous, but it's not something I'd pay anywhere near that amount. I imagine they probably got $800 or so. The gold alone would be quite a bit.[/QUOTE]