Shell Cameo: A cameo carved in one of the 10 available varieties of mollusc shell. Most shell cameos are from Naples and Sardinia. Value depends on the quality of the carving, provenance, sometimes the subject matter, age and condition.
SHELL CAMEO
A cameo carving in which the white upper layer of a shell stands out from the darker brownish underside.
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Shell cameo: Generally a cameo carving in which the white upper layer of a shell stands out from the darker brownish underside. Generally of Italian workmanship.
Cornelian Shell Cameo Pendants/Brooches in 14K Yellow Gold #5157
$150.00
Cornelian Shell Cameo Flower Pendants/Brooches in 14K Yellow Gold #5158
$200.00 ...
[Contemporary shell cameo, antique "hardstone" agate cameo ring, Victorian lava and coral cameos: Images courtesy of Acanthus Antiques] ...
The relative ability to quickly carve shell cameos permitted the artist to use live subjects. Often portrait cameos were produced after a marble bust had been made of the subject. The gem engraver would later copy the bust as a cameo.
Vintage Three Graces Shell Cameo
Cameo Habille: From the French meaning "dressed cameo" a cameo habille is a cameo in which the subject of the cameo is wearing a small piece of jewelry like a diamond chip.
Antique 14k Cameo Habille ...
CameoJewelry.comA Selection of Cameo Jewelry and Loose Cameos at cameojewelry.com, Shell Cameos, Agate Cameos, Mother of Pearl Cameos, Russian Cameos
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Early Jasper ware could be heavily undercut. This means that the relief work was finished with a special tool before firing. Great depth and fine detail could be obtained in the features and draperies, resembling the shell cameos used in jewellery.
Shell cameo hand engraved dangling ID tags can also be got in shell pink or mother of pearl, dangling from a cute silver chain. The tags can reflect you chosen creative thoughts.
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