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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1953111, member: 5833"]I have seen pieces that combined jet with a man made material & this photo, if it is the cameo lady that is on the other side, makes me think she is a separate piece:</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/12103a06-f4ef-4bbf-8e4f-eb14d6502edc-jpeg.246295/" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>But overall I think it is too black, too shiny & too crisp to be antique Vulcanite, which tends to go brown with time, particularly at edges such as where the lady's profile meets the background. Guessing any brownishness here is grunge.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1953111, member: 5833"]I have seen pieces that combined jet with a man made material & this photo, if it is the cameo lady that is on the other side, makes me think she is a separate piece: [IMG]https://www.antiquers.com/attachments/12103a06-f4ef-4bbf-8e4f-eb14d6502edc-jpeg.246295/[/IMG] But overall I think it is too black, too shiny & too crisp to be antique Vulcanite, which tends to go brown with time, particularly at edges such as where the lady's profile meets the background. Guessing any brownishness here is grunge.[/QUOTE]
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