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<p>[QUOTE="Simona Buhus, post: 3409834, member: 17467"]Hi,</p><p>As promised, I will try posting one pice of my jewellery every week, so this week is Cameo. As I am a novice, but learn fast, I had the pleasure to read few lines posted by our member [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] - learn from the master - in less then a month, I made this purchase. So, following the criteria below, it was very easy to take a decision.</p><p><br /></p><p>• Quality of carving - prehaps not visible, but very detailed, beautiful curly hair, laurel leafs, lovely nose and lips and eyes. Looks good to me. What do you think?</p><p>• Signed or not - signed Dol or Del or Dal and a 3 like letter mirrored, perhaps letter E, as well as a further signature not really visible. I could only find with this initials Diego D' Estrada. Should I be so lucky? Can anyone help with identifying it?</p><p>• Subject - portrait of perhaps graduate or solicitor waring laureate leaves, and a scroll like image. To me looks Roman style, what about you? What do you think?</p><p>• Material - I know is shell, but don't know which shell. Can you help?</p><p>• Condition - not that good, but I think it has few good years on it, and silver metal has worn off a bit, this is the only downside</p><p>• Setting - I bought it as set in sterling silver, but is not hallmarked, and can't go to check in current conditions either. It looks a bit tarnished, what do you think? Can it be silver or white gold?</p><p>• Size- it's a good size, aprox 4 centimetres and 8 grams in weight.</p><p>It also has a C clutch and a neddle set in a T bar style , I looked at similar brooches back and this type of clutch is from around 1850's. What is your opinion on the age?</p><p>Thank you.</p><p>Kind regards,</p><p>Simona</p><p>[ATTACH=full]302199[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302198[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302204[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302202[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302198[/ATTACH] </p><p>[USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] please let me know if you are publishing a book on Cameos</p><p>[USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER]</p><p>[USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER]</p><p>[USER=7724]@Fid[/USER][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Simona Buhus, post: 3409834, member: 17467"]Hi, As promised, I will try posting one pice of my jewellery every week, so this week is Cameo. As I am a novice, but learn fast, I had the pleasure to read few lines posted by our member [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] - learn from the master - in less then a month, I made this purchase. So, following the criteria below, it was very easy to take a decision. • Quality of carving - prehaps not visible, but very detailed, beautiful curly hair, laurel leafs, lovely nose and lips and eyes. Looks good to me. What do you think? • Signed or not - signed Dol or Del or Dal and a 3 like letter mirrored, perhaps letter E, as well as a further signature not really visible. I could only find with this initials Diego D' Estrada. Should I be so lucky? Can anyone help with identifying it? • Subject - portrait of perhaps graduate or solicitor waring laureate leaves, and a scroll like image. To me looks Roman style, what about you? What do you think? • Material - I know is shell, but don't know which shell. Can you help? • Condition - not that good, but I think it has few good years on it, and silver metal has worn off a bit, this is the only downside • Setting - I bought it as set in sterling silver, but is not hallmarked, and can't go to check in current conditions either. It looks a bit tarnished, what do you think? Can it be silver or white gold? • Size- it's a good size, aprox 4 centimetres and 8 grams in weight. It also has a C clutch and a neddle set in a T bar style , I looked at similar brooches back and this type of clutch is from around 1850's. What is your opinion on the age? Thank you. Kind regards, Simona [ATTACH=full]302199[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302208[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302198[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302204[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302202[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]302198[/ATTACH] [USER=5833]@Bronwen[/USER] please let me know if you are publishing a book on Cameos [USER=2844]@Any Jewelry[/USER] [USER=29]@Ownedbybear[/USER] [USER=7724]@Fid[/USER][/QUOTE]
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