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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;PepperAnna, post: 10348878, member: 17332&quot;]<img src="https://photos.fife.usercontent.google.com/pw/AP1GczNJMW7qbyYtNtMONiNEf-ltG-ClQuxuHklPkTvemBK0Q8JndGDO5JW9=w774-h946-s-no-gm?authuser=1" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />I wanted to share this cameo with you. It is a beautifully carved queen conch cameo. I believe it to be a poetrait cameo of a real person because of the way it was carved. I have attached a picture in b&amp;w because it highlights the sculptural qualities of the cameo. On the reverse, it is clearly signed L. Avet for Louis Avet.</p><p><br /></p><p>Avet&#039;s greatest acheivement was as the first teacher of famous American sculptor, Augustus Saint Gaudens. He apparently was a cruel and miserly taskmaster, eventually causing St. Gaudens to quit and move on to Jules Lebrethon&#039;s atelier. Avet was trained by Luigi Michelini in Rome and supplied cameos to famous jewelers in New York City. He also had stores in New Orleans and Cinncinati, Ohio.[ATTACH=full]520745[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]520746[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]520747[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]520748[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]520749[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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