Amber has been used as jewelry since the Stone Age, from 13,000 years ago. Amber ornaments have been found in Mycenaean tombs and elsewhere across Europe. Reference: Wikipedia. It is…
Muller Freres table lamps are beautiful and highly sought after. They come in a variety of different shapes and colors and can include figural lamps as well. Below are some…
Tulips are beautiful flowers which look beautiful in cameos and cameo glass. They were at the height of fashion during the Art Nouveau era and glass makers such as Galle…
Butterfly Cameos. Butterflies have often been depicted in cameo glass items and in jewelry cameos. Some of these are exceptionally beautiful and can fetch high prices especially if made by…
When manufacturing acid-etched cameo glass, all of the top layer except the areas needed for the design are usually removed by an etching process—the figure areas are covered with a…
Chinese cameo glass has been produced since the 18th century. It appears to be more chunky than European cameo glass and often incorporates Chinese symbolic motifs such as butterflies and…
Information on agate including it's use in cameo carving. Agate is one of the most common materials used in the art of hardstone carving, and has been recovered at a…
Overlaid Cameo Glass. The term overlaid cameo glass relates to the technique of layering two or more layers of glass and carving through the fused layers of different colored glass…
Information on Socrates and Socrates cameos. Socrates, 470/69-399 BC, is credited as the father of modern Western philosophy. He was an Athenian citizen who devoted his life to philosophy but…
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