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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 12564190, member: 5833&quot;]It is signed by [Pio] Siotto, whose workshop was near the jeweller&#039;s shop, at 97 Piazza di Spagna.</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]555512[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>He seems to have specialized in portraits.&nbsp; I have never yet identified a work by him of any other sort.&nbsp; He advertised his portraiture services in English language tourist publications, so actively courted those customers.</p><p><br /></p><p>I have 2 by him:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]555513[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]555514[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>You will notice from these several examples that the carved frame around the edge of the cameo was a characteristic of his work.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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