Carved Cameo Jewelry

Technically a cameo is any type of object with a carved relief but costume jewelry cameos typically meet these requirements.

Carved cameo jewelry.

Sir wallis budge alleged that the noun cameo apparently comes from kame o a word used in kabbalistic slang to signify a magical square i e. These are technically real cameos because they are made from a shell and they are worth more than the plastic cameos but they are still considered costume jewelry and thus are not very valuable. There are typically two colored layers. Material vintage cameos are normally made of shell or glass but they can also be plastic resin or gemstones.

In fine jewelry the cameo is defined as an ornament carved in relief from a high quality material such as stone shell coral gutta percha bog oak ivory lava or continue reading. Hand carved cameos set in sterling silver and in 14k gold. Vintage gold tone pink white locket cameo mix jewelry lot gp. Inexpensive mass produced cameos from the 1940s are sometimes carved out of shell but set in brass.

Thanks to their open backs you can see the translucency of a cameo when you hold it up to the light which is another one of my favorite things about cameo jewelry. And you ll meet my wife mary if you follow the link at one of the largest jewelry shows in the world holding the largest amethyst crystal in the world. Browse through a gallery of italian jewelry reinvented by award winning designer amedeo scognamiglio and start your own heirloom collection now. Generally figures are carved in one layer so that they are raised on the background of the second layer.

Ending oct 5 at 7 41pm pdt 3d 18h. A kind of talisman whereupon magical spells was carved. That certainly describes a typical victorian cameo but cameos come in a much wider range of materials and designs. Ending oct 7 at 11 53pm pdt 5d 22h.

Vintage cameo jewelry lot. Hand carved heirloom cameos from italy. Well that s me up on the left and i m a 20 year jewelry designer that also collects all kinds of vintage and cameo jewelry. The most common motif of antique cameo jewelry depicts a profile of a face or mythical creature.

Works of art by master carvers. Amedeo contemporary jewelry featuring hand carved cameos set in cocktail rings whimsical statement earrings and show stopping necklaces. Antique 14k gold hardstone cameo and split pearl pendant brooch finely carved cameo depicting a vestal virgin framed by split pearls 1 7 8 x 1 1 2 1 200.