My Cameo Collection

[debodun]

Many are repros, some are "real".

https://www.seniorforums.com/media/albums/cameos.644/

 

[Signe The Survivor]

So very beautiful.

 

[SmoothSeas]

stellar cameos...

what else do you collect?

though not so much anymore, but I actively collected black memorabilia, steamship memorabilia, cobalt glass, vintage kitchen stuff, cookbooks and then some.

collecting stuff is addictive. I shoulda been born a minimalist

 

[Jules]

Love them!

 

[debodun]

what else do you collect?

Oh, so many things!

 

[SmoothSeas]

Oh, so many things!

admit to some of 'em... why don't you...

my mother 'collected' cats - real ones and anything remotely related to felines. sans the real ones, I now have own a lot of that cat stuff,

In fact, I'm currently drinking coffee from a mug that I gifted her 'bout 40-years ago.

 

[Jules]

@debodun Do you ever wear them or do you have them in a display case? Cameos make me sentimental. My mother had my grandmother’s but it was stolen.

 

[debodun]

@debodun Do you ever wear them or do you have them in a display case? Cameos make me sentimental. My mother had my grandmother’s but it was stolen.

I'm too concerned I'll lose them.

 

[debodun]

The link below tells how to tell a "real" cameo. I once stopped at a garage sale and the guy has a case full of cameos - all fakes - and he wanted a fortune for them - like $100 each (and this was in the 1980s). I pointed out a real cameo is convex in the back and translucent, That didn't change his opinion or price.

https://www.thesprucecrafts.com/cameo-jewelry-identification-2043415

 

[terry123]

They are beautiful, Deb!

 

[Jules]

pointed out a real cameo is convex in the back and translucent,

Thanks for the information. Bet there were lots of suckers buying his goods who weren’t as informed as you.

 

[debodun]

Sometimes the method works, sometimes it doesn't. Probably why he still had them.
I can also see his point of view. I don't appreciate people coming to my sale and telling me my items are worthless. I just figure they're trying to get things for a steal.

 

[SmoothSeas]

deleting double post...