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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 23, 2013, 11:17:45 am »

thank you for all your in put, I will be sure to keep you posted as soon as I have it appraised.
looks like I will have to go that route to get an actual dollar amount.
thank you all for your insight.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 20, 2013, 10:13:03 am »

port, microbrew, lager. I thought it was wine??

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 20, 2013, 08:22:21 am »

soap.. haha. sorry we'll blame spell check for my literacy issues.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 20, 2013, 08:13:33 am »

you guys are too funny,;

I tried getting better pics for you,
I think it is the Greek god of wine Bacchus.
I think it is carved from Lava.( don't know why its yellowish )that's why I took pics over yellow paper for comparison.
I did try cleaning it up like you said with soup and a qtip.
with the plain setting ( not lavish design ) I think it to be older.
 what are your thoughts?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 19, 2013, 10:18:09 am »

here are 2 more pics. .in a jpeg format.
I don't have a scale but it is really light.

Mart / KC- I don't know her ancestry, and yes it looks just as dark yellow as the pics. I laid it next to a ruler. hope this helps.

IPcress /Ghopper- neither of you have to "eat your shorts". but I will take that as you don't believe it to be Ivory, got it.
 but do you have any useful information? ie. Era? whom is on it? who made it?

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 19, 2013, 09:37:44 am »

I have never cleaned it! Was afraid of ruining it!

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 19, 2013, 07:24:24 am »

That's just it, I don't know ... ( sorta why I'm on here)!

My wife said it could be stone or bone to.
It's about an inch by half inch. I will measure and repost better pics.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 18, 2013, 10:18:33 pm »

Yes I will take better pics format to jpeg, and no not cold, little cooler than room temp. She never told me anything about it, will re post in morning.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 18, 2013, 07:53:29 pm »

Yes I believe it to be Ivory, I did a hot needle test, no indent. The bottom is not curved, I believe that rules out shell, but I don't know the era, or whom it is ? Or the value. Have you ever seen this woman on a broach before? And there is no discernible mfg. stamp.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 18, 2013, 05:39:06 pm »

Yes, just east of Cleveland Ohio.

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Antique Questions Forum / Re: cameo, question

« on: March 18, 2013, 01:14:22 pm »

how's this?

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Antique Questions Forum / cameo, question

« on: March 18, 2013, 12:19:35 pm »

not sure if this the correct location to post this, I have a broach given to me by my great aunt, has anyone seen this one before. or know anything about it?