Vintage Victorian Mourning Cameo, Gutta Percha

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Vintage Victorian Mourning Cameo, Gutta Percha
Vintage Victorian Mourning Cameo, Gutta Percha
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Description
Incredible detail on this high relief Victorian mourning cameo. Believe it to be gutta percha and it measures 2" oval.  The facial details are intricately carved even revealing a smile ?. C-clasp on the back.
Cameos are always excellent fashion accessory choices and reflect the gentle, romantic periods in our history. The term cameo originally meant carving a design into a single material in bas-relief. They were usually done using jet, shell, stone or other suitable materials. More modern cameos feature laser, early plastics and composition for the carving base.
Clean your cameos gently
, depending on the carving material and use a brush or canned-air for crevices. Watch out for temperature changes that can cause cracking especially in gemstone or shell and always put your jewelry on after any sprays or oils.
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About Our Items
Most of our items are vintage or used unless we tell you otherwise. Expect the item to be in "Vintage" as found condition. For jewelry items, this includes the "softening" of vintage stones as well as normal age patina presentation and normal or vintage wear. We try to give as much information as possible on the item as well as showing front and back images when available.
Most jewelry items
will come boxed ready for storing or gifting. If you buy multiple items, let us know if you want separate boxes for each item.
Minor surface cleaning may be performed but we do not thoroughly clean our items Or do repairs
except as noted in the description
, leaving that to the preference of the buyer. If there are any serious problems that reflect excess wear, damage, visible repairs, or concern, we will try to include it in the description. I do try to identify unmarked metals or stones but I am not a gemologist and cannot guarantee unmarked items.
All items are sold as found in vintage age appropriate condition.
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