Honestly wow, I'm lost for words. Your knowledge is amazing. I have fallen in love with this brooch. I bought it with about 7 other pieces for 6 pound a couple of days ago. I genuinely had no idea it was in there. Such a nice surprise. We can't find any marks either, so I did think it was a bit of rubbish until a friend said they think it would go for a few hundred pounds. I nearly choked. Haha thank you so much.
Thank you. How you do this I don't know. I've been searching for days hahaha. Thanks again. X
Haha! Something about the angel offering a lily......the image sent me right back to my Catholic childhood!
What a find
she's lovelly
i like the other one too
well done !
Haha! Something about the angel offering a lily......the image sent me right back to my Catholic childhood!
I was Catholic early on in my childhood too but apparently I learned absolutely nothing.
This one is Diana the Huntress, too. She has the quiver of arrows on her back in addition to the crescent moon.
For me, it was all about the art!
In church, I didn't really listen. I was too busy ogling the stained glass windows, and all the paintings and statuary. I guess I retained something!
Well, this one is costume jewelry, because the stones are glued in.
Probably 1940s....ribbons and bows were popular motifs at the time.
The RG be may be referring to rolled gold, which is a kind of plating.
But rolled gold items tend to be higher quality than what this pin appears to be.
It's pretty!
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Just to keep you all updated on my collection now. Any thoughts would be appreciated. Is one of these flora?
Here is a great resource for identifying your pieces. Under "how to use" , you can look up the subject and details on your cameo to find out what god/goddess it is.
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Introduction to first edition of CameoTimes, a site for cameo collectors and dealers, devoted to identifying cameo subjects. Mythological, allegorical, religious and historical subjects will be featured.cameotimes.com