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• Twenty-five Facts about Cameos
• by bigthings_littleboxes( 2113)
• Twenty-Five Facts about Cameos A cameo consists of two layers: a raised figure/scene and a background.The oldest known cameo, found in Alexandria (Egypt), dates to the 3rd century B.C. and was carved from... 

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  cameo | habille | shell carving | caring for | cleaning

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• All about Intalgio Jewelry
• by bigthings_littleboxes( 2113)
• Intaglio Jewelry Intaglio is the opposite of cameo -- a subject is carved through the front side below the rim's surface. The subject on a cameo rises above the base.A significant percentage of an intaglio's... 

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  Essex crystal | cavo rilievo | intaglio | reverse intaglio | repousse

• 28 of 31 people found this guide helpful

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• Victorian Combs and Hair Accessories 1840-60
• by simitra( 3796)
• This account deals with combs and hair accessories produced during the early Victorian period of 1840-60, which was considerably influenced by nostalgea for earlier historical periods. The chronology is based... 

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  cameo | cut steel | Coral | archeological | Victorian

• 10 of 10 people found this guide helpful

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• cameos for high fashion
• by bengaltiger66( 968)
• Jewelry forcast for winter 2007 - summer 2008. The fashon experts, in the New York and Paris markets are in agreement that the perinial favorite jewelry item,the cameo brooch,will be enjoyong a major... 

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  jewelry | cameo | vintage | cameo rings | cameo brooch

• 5 of 5 people found this guide helpful

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• Antique & Period Jewelry :ROMANTIC PERIOD (early) 1837-
• by ellisantique( 8723)
• During the Romantic Period the dominate styles in jewelry reflected an idealized view of nature, with an abundance of scroll work, stylized floral sprays, animal themes and beautiful gold work in different... 

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  romantic period jewelry | scottish jewelry | sardonyx cameo | gothic jewelry | gothic revival movement

• 4 of 7 people found this guide helpful

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