Joanne10
Shiny_Rock
- Joined
- Oct 30, 2023
- Messages
- 156
She’s arrived safely, and she’s beautiful.
Vendor listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/165118...how_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details
I just love it when vendors’ photos are accurate. Makes shopping so much easier! Also, vendor was very responsive and quite accommodating. Also takes reasonable offers.
On to the cameo. She’s slightly smaller than expected. (Despite measurements being in the listing.) BUT. I’m 5 feet tall, so I don’t mind, aaand, that means the carving is much more fine than in the photos I’ve been sharing (which, in retrospect, I realise were more magnified than I thought.) So I’m very happy I trusted my gut. So the carving looks at least adequate to this happy puppy. I would NOT mind seeing a museum quality cameo in person though, just to compare. I love them.
Despite it being a cameo, the real star here is the mount. The gold threads that make the gold “halo” are so so fine. So lovely.
(And also, the reason I love antiques. The craftsmanship is, I feel, quite different from today, par a very few exceptions. Please correct me if I’m wrong.)
Vendor reckons it’s 1860-1880 (from my research, that’s the height of Etruscan Revival, but I’d love to know more about that aesthetic movement.) Stracci (thank you again!) gave 1870-1900 as most likely period. Lightbright thought it might be even older. I wish I could have a precise date. I love history.
The shell part itself is quite jiggly. The whole right part is moving about, but without the risk of falling, just like advertised. I’m in Europe, so I’d love to know what substance to use to safely glue it back to the mount. @stracci2000 recommended something, but that’s not commercially available here.
Pictures!
Vendor listing: https://www.etsy.com/listing/165118...how_sold_out_detail=1&ref=nla_listing_details
I just love it when vendors’ photos are accurate. Makes shopping so much easier! Also, vendor was very responsive and quite accommodating. Also takes reasonable offers.
On to the cameo. She’s slightly smaller than expected. (Despite measurements being in the listing.) BUT. I’m 5 feet tall, so I don’t mind, aaand, that means the carving is much more fine than in the photos I’ve been sharing (which, in retrospect, I realise were more magnified than I thought.) So I’m very happy I trusted my gut. So the carving looks at least adequate to this happy puppy. I would NOT mind seeing a museum quality cameo in person though, just to compare. I love them.
Despite it being a cameo, the real star here is the mount. The gold threads that make the gold “halo” are so so fine. So lovely.
(And also, the reason I love antiques. The craftsmanship is, I feel, quite different from today, par a very few exceptions. Please correct me if I’m wrong.)Vendor reckons it’s 1860-1880 (from my research, that’s the height of Etruscan Revival, but I’d love to know more about that aesthetic movement.) Stracci (thank you again!) gave 1870-1900 as most likely period. Lightbright thought it might be even older. I wish I could have a precise date. I love history.
The shell part itself is quite jiggly. The whole right part is moving about, but without the risk of falling, just like advertised. I’m in Europe, so I’d love to know what substance to use to safely glue it back to the mount. @stracci2000 recommended something, but that’s not commercially available here.
Pictures!
The word kept slipping my mind.
I bought her a friend. I’ll post pictures after he arrives. 
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