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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 3411813, member: 5833"][USER=17467]@Simona Buhus[/USER] Other points:</p><p><br /></p><p>Material is helmet shell. It has a nice feature in that the white layer has been polished to a gloss, making it look more like hardstone. Most often the white layer is left its natural matte. Care was taken with this piece.</p><p><br /></p><p>The setting is probably silver. If the mount is British or American it should be sterling. If it's Italian it would be 800 silver. These twisted ribbon mounts are common, but I do not know where they are likely to have been made. It will not be white gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>Age I would put to the late Victorian, based on the sturdiness of the findings & the braces keeping the cameo in place.</p><p><br /></p><p>What is scratched on the back is more likely to be an inventory number or a price code than a signature of any type.</p><p><br /></p><p>Nice piece; makes a change from Ponytail & Headband Girls.</p><p><br /></p><p>No, I do not plan to write a book, but I do have a web site: <a href="https://cameotimes.com" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://cameotimes.com" rel="nofollow">https://cameotimes.com</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 3411813, member: 5833"][USER=17467]@Simona Buhus[/USER] Other points: Material is helmet shell. It has a nice feature in that the white layer has been polished to a gloss, making it look more like hardstone. Most often the white layer is left its natural matte. Care was taken with this piece. The setting is probably silver. If the mount is British or American it should be sterling. If it's Italian it would be 800 silver. These twisted ribbon mounts are common, but I do not know where they are likely to have been made. It will not be white gold. Age I would put to the late Victorian, based on the sturdiness of the findings & the braces keeping the cameo in place. What is scratched on the back is more likely to be an inventory number or a price code than a signature of any type. Nice piece; makes a change from Ponytail & Headband Girls. No, I do not plan to write a book, but I do have a web site: [URL]https://cameotimes.com[/URL][/QUOTE]
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