This looks vintage if not- for one major item... check out the cameo's hair. Her hair is feathered and somewhat modern, that is if you like looking like the cast from That Seventies Show. This cameo is new from Target.
I love Autumn because of the colors... and this brooch sums it up.
Signed Rafaelian - this brooch depicts Delaware's state bird the Blue Hen or Blue Chicken.
Melissa writes in a recent comment
I am curious, do you know, or how do you tell, if a glass cameo is an Intaglio cameo. I have a glass cameo that I have had for a number of years, and have been wondering about it all the time...
A cameo is carved generally from shell or certain types of stone. The portrait usually of a lone woman or a female bust is carved in relief from a background of another color. Below is an antique shell cameo I sold last year on eBay.
An intaglio- which is sometimes called an intaglio cameo is where the carving is below the background. The background is higher and the design or portrait is sunken lower into the medium usually glass. The intaglio came before the cameo and is based on the practice of stamping papers with a wax seal. Think of the process. The wax is dribbled on the paper and then you place the seal on the wax thereby making a raised impression. If you take an intaglio piece of jewelry you could theoretically do the same- although cleaning the wax off it could be messy.This cameo below is done intaglio style and although hard to tell you would be able to stick your finger into the impression of the woman's portrait.
A reversed carved piece of jewelry, sometimes referred to as a reversed carved cameo is when the design work is carved into the back of the the glass piece. The design work is then seen from the front which is a smooth surface. It may be a little hard to tell but this is currently my only example in my inventory of a reverse carved piece of jewelry. The design in this stick pin was carved from the back and the front is a smooth glass surface.
I hope this helps illustrate the differences.
- Michelle
If your Mickey Mouse costume isn't dressy enough - pin this brooch on. Covered in rhinestones and with a faux pearl accent - Mickey never looked better!
This is one of the prettiest glass cameo brooches I have ever seen. The glass cameo is an intaglio style cameo and edged in faux pearls. It's very unusual too because it features black rhinestones around the edges and frankly I rarely see black rhinestones.
These two old vintage belt buckles have generated a lot of interest in my store, but as of yet are still unsold. Truth be told I will be sad to see these go, they are so unusual and great conversational pieces. In person they are just great looking and exude a creepy aura, so they get featured this month to fit in with Halloween!
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