SHELL CAMEO CARVED FEMALE PORTRAIT PIN IN GOLD PLATED SETTING VINTAGE

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SHELL CAMEO PORTRAIT IN GOLD PLATED SETTING
THIS IS A VINTAGE PIN MADE WITH AN AUTHENTIC CARVED CAMEO SHELL PORTRAIT IN A
GOLD PLATED OPEN WORK SETTING MEASURING 2 1/8 X 1 7/8 NCHES.  THE CAMEO IS 1 3/8 X 1 INCH. 1920'S AND BEZEL SET AND THEN SET INTO ANOTHER SETTING TO GIVE IT A THREE DIMENSIONAL LOOK. THE CAMEO IS VERY WHITE NOT AS DARK AS MY PHOTOS AND THE BACK HAS A MIRROR FINISH AS YOU CAN SEE FROM THE REFLECTIONS. UNUSUAL TO SEE A CAMEO WITH A BACKING BUT THIS IS AN AUTHENTIC CARVED SHELL PORTRAIT AND NOT MOLDED PLASTIC, ONE TINY CHIP ABOUT 10 O'CLOCK POSITION ON THE HAIR BUT IT IS NOT  VERY NOTICEABLE. THE SETTING IS A BEUTIFUL 14K  GOLD COLOR, BETTER THAN IN THE PHOTOS AND ONLY A LITTLE WEAR ON THE BACK WHERE IT SHOWS WHIITE METAL. I THINK THE PIN IS LACQUERED AS CLOSE UP PHOTOS SHOW SOME TINY BUBBLES. DIFFICULT TO SHOW THE SETTING WITHOUT DARKENING THE CAMEO. THE PIN HAS THE LOOK OF 14K GOLD AND COULD EASILY PASS FOR FINE JEWELRY.