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<p>[QUOTE="Snowman Cometh, post: 13126222, member: 83302"]Ebay is full of truly awful cameos. I didn't realize just how bad they are until I started looking a few days ago. </p><p><br /></p><p>Many are advertised as hand carved that obviously aren't. Many advertised as lava aren't. There are many that I think are outstanding and they start at about $2000. These are set in 10k to 14k gold. The settings mean nothing to her. If they were $500 without a bezel or a silver one, I would jump on them. The ones for $500 are the ones we find in antique stores for $300, and the flea market for $150. The thing that truly annoyed me was how few truly unique options there are. This one filled that notch in spades. I've never seen a face like this, especially the closed eyes. It's a crying shame that it was broken. But, being broken allowed me to get the seller to dramatically lower the price. I wouldn't have paid what she was asking. But, I think I paid a fair price (maybe a little more than I should have) for the uniqueness. </p><p><br /></p><p>I also think the closed eyes has something to do with her not being alive. </p><p><br /></p><p>This is the back. Does this give a hint to it being molded or carved?[ATTACH=full]559316[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Snowman Cometh, post: 13126222, member: 83302"]Ebay is full of truly awful cameos. I didn't realize just how bad they are until I started looking a few days ago. Many are advertised as hand carved that obviously aren't. Many advertised as lava aren't. There are many that I think are outstanding and they start at about $2000. These are set in 10k to 14k gold. The settings mean nothing to her. If they were $500 without a bezel or a silver one, I would jump on them. The ones for $500 are the ones we find in antique stores for $300, and the flea market for $150. The thing that truly annoyed me was how few truly unique options there are. This one filled that notch in spades. I've never seen a face like this, especially the closed eyes. It's a crying shame that it was broken. But, being broken allowed me to get the seller to dramatically lower the price. I wouldn't have paid what she was asking. But, I think I paid a fair price (maybe a little more than I should have) for the uniqueness. I also think the closed eyes has something to do with her not being alive. This is the back. Does this give a hint to it being molded or carved?[ATTACH=full]559316[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]
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