Cameo ID

This cameo is marked. Can anyone ID? FB333

 

333 is 8 carat gold, don’t know what FB is though so wait for others.

 

Thank you Houseful.

 

The reason I know 333 is that I left some marked bangles in a Charity shop because I didn’t know what it meant. Doh.

 

Glad I double checked, I had it in the junk jewelry bag.

 

There’s this which seems to think the initials are the makers mark.
https://www.etsy.com/uk/listing/809...1-16&from_market_listing_grid_organic=1&frs=1

 

Found a small cameo same marks on Ebay that sold for $39.95 European.

 

Looks like the Virgin Mary maybe? Shame it's damaged

 

JMHO.
German. probably mass-produced, eventually Pforzheim (here you go....).
as 333 doesn't count as gold and is even forbidden to name as such under other national legislations it would count as fashion jewelry outside of Germany.

 

8ct still has some value @$18 (£13) per gram if you wanted to scrap it.

 

Another vote for the Madonna.

FB is Friedrich Binder, a German manufacturer mostly known for nice quality chains and findings. Since the 50s they also made complete jewellery pieces. I think this one is their own pieces, although the cameo could have been imported from Italy.
They use both the FB and FBM marks.

Friedrich Binder jewellery has a following, although that is mostly for the older pieces with Friedrich Binder findings, because the findings were used by good designers/manufacturers.

Mönsheim, home of the Friedrich Binder company.