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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PepperAnna, post: 3009885, member: 17332&quot;]Hi Bronwen, I bought this cameo at an auction about 10 years ago. It was my first agate cameo. I feel very lucky to have it. I would love to see your cameo from Teresa Talani. I don&#039;t know anything about her.</p><p><br /></p><p>I did more research last night and found more info about Xaveria, some of which I had found before. Full name is Saveria de Simoni. She lived in Naples and was active from 1800-1830. She was a medalist, wax modeller and cameo carver. She signed her cameos Xaveria, Xaveria DS, or Xaveria de Simoni. She was one of 5 medalists who showed pieces in the 1809 Campidoglio exhibition to showcase and promote the fine arts of Rome during in the Napoleonic period. She was a supplier of cameos to Castellani (per the book &quot;Castellani and Guiliano: Revivalist Jewelers of the 19th Century&quot;, pg 150). She is listed in the book &quot;La Collezione Paoletti Seconda Parte&quot; on pg 475 and in the book &quot;Mario Praz 1896-1982 Scritti in Onore di&quot; on pages 154-157. Both of these books are in Italian, and I am slowly translating the information. She is also listed in a &quot;A Biographical Dictionary of Wax Modellers&quot;, pg 137, by EJ Pyke. Unfortunately, there is no page preview of her biography. I also found another cameo attributed to her. It is of Joachim Murat, who was married to Napoleon Bonaparte&#039;s sister, Caroline. He was also King of Naples for a time. The cameo is dated to 1809. You can see on this cameo she inscribed her full name.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]289586[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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