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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 11648308, member: 5833&quot;]Please also provide a photo of the back that shows the clasp &amp; the hinge clearly.&nbsp; They are clues to the age, &amp; the age may be a clue to the identity of the carver.</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I had a acquired a number of cameos that were signed before I knew to check &amp; did not notice at all.&nbsp; Especially on shell, incised marks can be so faint they can only be seen when the angle of the light is perfect.&nbsp; Look again, but try not to poke out your eye when you do it!&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie38" alt=":cyclops:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s a reasonable thought.&nbsp; For some reason, the use of F, fec, or ft after the name is much more common on pieces signed on the front, but of course there is no reason it could not be used on the back.&nbsp; What you sometimes see on the back but not on the front, presumably for lack of space, is &quot;graveur&quot;, &quot;engraver&quot;, or &quot;incisore&quot; after the name.&nbsp; However, I really cannot see the second inscription as some variation on <i>fecit</i>.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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