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Cameo Information

Information on cameos and intaglios including history, makers, makers marks, cameo glass, subjects and much more.

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A 19th century Neo-Renaissance gold-mounted agate cameo pendant
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Neo-classical Cameos Information

Neo-classical Cameos. Neoclassicism is a revival of the styles and spirit of classic antiquity inspired directly from the classical period,which coincided and reflected the developments in philosophy and other areas…
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Turquoise cameo of Bacchus
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Bacchus Roman God of Wine, Agriculture and Fertility

Information  on Bacchus the Roman god of wine including cameos depicting the Roman  god. Bacchus was the Roman god of agriculture, wine and fertility copied from the Greek god Dionysus.…
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Gold and hardstone cameo demi-parure, 1890
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Hardstone Semi-precious Gemstone

Hardstone is not really a  gemstone but a term used to describe many different gemstones.  Hardstone carving is the three-dimensional carving for artistic purposes of semi-precious stones such as jade,…
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Agate cameo "The Agony in the Garden"
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Agate Semi-precious Gemstone

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 number of ancient sites, indicating its widespread use in the ancient world
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Cameo ring possibly of Alexander the Great.
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Cameo Rings Information and History

Information and history of cameo rings.  Cameo rings have been worn for centuries. The style of setting a cameo into a plain hoop mounted by a table setting is very…
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Muller Frères Acid-Etched Triple Cameo Red Roses Glass Vase
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Muller Frères Cameo Glass Makers Mark

Information on Muller Frères  cameo glass makers including makers marks and gallery of cameo glass items made by the company. Muller Frères were French glassmakers located in Lunéville, France. They…
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Pendant Brooch with Cameo of Enthroned Virgin and Child and Christ Pantokrator
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Cameo Pendants Information and History

Information and history of cameo pendants. The word pendant derives from the Latin word pendere and Old French word pendr, both of which translate to "to hang down". It comes…
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An onyx cameo portrait, by Giovanni Antonio Santarelli, late 18th/early 19th century
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Onyx

Information and history of onyx cameos. Onyx is a banded variety of the oxide mineral chalcedony. Agate and onyx are both varieties of layered chalcedony that differ only in the…
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A GREEK CORAL CAMEO OF ZEUS HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY B.C.
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Coral – Information on coral cameos

Coral has been used in jewellery since antiquity. Believed to be an amulet which could protect against the evil eye, it was often worn by children or used in rosaries.…
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Legras Acid-Etched Triple Cameo Glass Landscape Vase
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Cameo Glass Information

Information on cameo glass including a gallery of cameo glass items. Cameo glass is a luxury form of glass art produced by etching and carving through fused layers of differently…
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