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Vintage Cameo Pen or Pendant, Hand Carved Italian Shell, 12K GF, Left Facing
Vintage Cameo Pen or Pendant, Hand Carved Italian Shell, 12K GF, Left Facing

Vintage Cameo Pen or Pendant, Hand Carved Italian Shell, 12K GF, Left Facing

$ 7.91

Availability: 100 in stock
  • Condition: Very good. Looks tarnished in photo, but has a shiny yellow gold finish.
  • Brand: CC
  • Main Stone: Shell
  • Material: Shell
  • All returns accepted: ReturnsNotAccepted
  • Metal: 1/20th 12k Gold Filled

    Description

    This is a hand carved, not molded, cameo.  Made from shell, probably carved in Italy and  put in a setting somewhere else.  There is a company logo on the back that looks like 'CC' but it is not clear.  It also has the gold filled purity marks.  The pendant bail folds down so it doesn't show when worn as a pin.  It is probably from the 1950s to early 1960s.  It is a left facing cameo.  If you have ever wondered why the left facing cameos are rare, it's because the carvers use their dominate hand to carve the face, then turn it upside down to care the curls.  This one has a corsage, earrings, and a headpiece of some sort above the front curls.
    I have another cameo listed this week and will combine shipping on items that end on the same day.  Please wait for an invoice to pay for combined items.