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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;mirana, post: 10451045, member: 79705&quot;]It&#039;s Victorian shell carving in an archeological revival frame. The C-clasp was replaced with a 20th c. rollover for safety; It&#039;s pretty common on these. The &quot;rod&quot; is part of the original Victorian mount and probably a piece of lead or metal solder. Yes, solder blob was for maintaining the mount. No, the cameo wouldn&#039;t be removed from the front.</p><p><br /></p><p>You might have two types of glue. There&#039;s usually brittle stuff, which would have been some sort of animal glue, applied under the frame edge. The lake of glue looks like a later attempt that was probably a type of super glue...and it&#039;s clearly flaking.</p><p><br /></p><p>Put a drop or two of dish soap in a small bowl of room temp water and let him soak. Then you can use a clean toothbrush to get the gunk out of crevices and probably loosen old glue. It may take a few soakings and/or brushings. If I have particularly stubborn stuff in the carving then I&#039;ll use magnification and a needle or dental tool to gently push against the crud (not the carving) and pop it out. You can also use a dental tool or sculpting tool, etc. to try coaxing the soaked glue out. I usually have no problem with the animal glues, but the super glue may come up with a gentle pressure on the edge to lift it in pieces, after it&#039;s been soaked.</p><p><br /></p><p>I haven&#039;t had to re-glue a cameo so I&#039;d have to think on that. The organic material is easy, but metal more difficult, and you don&#039;t want anything that would color the carving. I&#039;ve seen some old repairs done with wax which is an interesting option.</p><p><br /></p><p>He could be Apollo but I wonder if he&#039;s not Adonis or similar type. Bronwen will probably know straight away. He&#039;s likely to be based on a sculpture or previous carving. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/biggrin.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":D" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>I don&#039;t think they&#039;ve identified that signature but I swear I&#039;ve seen others with it... <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie38" alt=":cyclops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>All n all a great find for $.50!! Can&#039;t beat that. What a nice find.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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