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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 13119922, member: 5833&quot;]identical = molded&nbsp; molded = not old</p><p><br /></p><p>Just because something is in poor condition does not mean that it&#039;s old.&nbsp; The opposite can also be true.&nbsp; For really old old, you would have to go back to imperial Rome or earlier.&nbsp; Since cameos were not made then nearly as often as intaglios, your lady might have to expand the borders of her collection, if she wants to go that far back.&nbsp; </p><p><br /></p><p>Genuine Renaissance cameos are not plentiful, fetch very high prices, &amp;, weirdly, are frequently not that good.&nbsp; But the settings define Bling!&nbsp; It seems the Medieval period did not really produce engraved gems. They did repurpose classical ones, sometimes recutting them to accommodate a Christian interpretation, sometimes setting them so the engraved side was hidden.</p><p><br /></p><p>Maybe start taking a look at fob seals &amp; see if you can find something particularly suited to her or to the message you would like to send her.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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