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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 353650, member: 5833"]The vast majority are not & the signatures on many are illegible, although any kind of signature tends to boost value. Best are pieces signed by a cameist who was documented in any way, even if just by being listed in 19th century guidebooks that tell tourists to Rome the best places to go for various goods & services.</p><p><br /></p><p>Picked up many of my signed pieces from sellers who showed the signature, or part of it, in their photos but failed to mention it in any way in title or description. My avatar is one of those. Took the successful gamble that the 'ig' visible in a photo of the back was part of the name 'Tignani'.</p><p><br /></p><p>Edit: And when I carefully examined a cameo I bought from a swanky outfit on 1st dibs, suspecting it could be signed, found that it was, completely overlooked by seller. Sometimes a name is scratched in so lightly you have to get it at just the right angle to the light to see it.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 353650, member: 5833"]The vast majority are not & the signatures on many are illegible, although any kind of signature tends to boost value. Best are pieces signed by a cameist who was documented in any way, even if just by being listed in 19th century guidebooks that tell tourists to Rome the best places to go for various goods & services. Picked up many of my signed pieces from sellers who showed the signature, or part of it, in their photos but failed to mention it in any way in title or description. My avatar is one of those. Took the successful gamble that the 'ig' visible in a photo of the back was part of the name 'Tignani'. Edit: And when I carefully examined a cameo I bought from a swanky outfit on 1st dibs, suspecting it could be signed, found that it was, completely overlooked by seller. Sometimes a name is scratched in so lightly you have to get it at just the right angle to the light to see it.[/QUOTE]
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