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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 298413, member: 5833"]Aaauuurrrrggghhh!</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.interweave.com/article/jewelry/cameos-101-history-creation-value-jewelry-plus-dark-haired-cameo/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.interweave.com/article/jewelry/cameos-101-history-creation-value-jewelry-plus-dark-haired-cameo/" rel="nofollow">https://www.interweave.com/article/jewelry/cameos-101-history-creation-value-jewelry-plus-dark-haired-cameo/</a></p><p><br /></p><p><font size="5"><b>Which Cameos Are Most Valuable?</b></font></p><p>“Scenic cameos are generally more expensive than bust cameos,” Jeanenne says. “A very popular motif around 1860 was what is known as ‘Rebecca at the Well.’ There are many variations on this theme, but they usually include a cottage, a bridge, and a girl.”</p><p><br /></p><p>These are very common, rarely well done & most of the time you can barely give them away. There are cameos of Rebecca & Eliezer at the Well; that's not what Jeanenne is describing:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/religious/rebecca-at-the-well" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/religious/rebecca-at-the-well" rel="nofollow">http://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/religious/rebecca-at-the-well</a></p><p><br /></p><p>Quality of carving tops the list of what makes a good cameo.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 298413, member: 5833"]Aaauuurrrrggghhh! [URL]https://www.interweave.com/article/jewelry/cameos-101-history-creation-value-jewelry-plus-dark-haired-cameo/[/URL] [SIZE=5][B]Which Cameos Are Most Valuable?[/B][/SIZE] “Scenic cameos are generally more expensive than bust cameos,” Jeanenne says. “A very popular motif around 1860 was what is known as ‘Rebecca at the Well.’ There are many variations on this theme, but they usually include a cottage, a bridge, and a girl.” These are very common, rarely well done & most of the time you can barely give them away. There are cameos of Rebecca & Eliezer at the Well; that's not what Jeanenne is describing: [URL]http://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/religious/rebecca-at-the-well[/URL] Quality of carving tops the list of what makes a good cameo.[/QUOTE]
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