Is it really Kojima? What are these pearls?

[ennui]

My cameo broach is Italian Edwardian, on carnelian,

I believe cameos are usually cornelian, not carnelian. Cornelian is a shell, similar in coloring to the stone.
"Cassis Rufa is commonly known as a cornelian shell, due to its coloring very similar to the stone of the same name. It has small dimensions and is harvested in Africa. It was the first shell used by the cameists in Torre del Greco."

 

[MintyFresh]

Hi, ennui. Oops! Yes, cornelian. Thank you for pointing that out - as they say, god is in the details.

 

[Amoreperla]

Thanks for the information, Amoreperla. To me it looks like a headband or headscarf. Ah, AI - it is known for hallucinating after all.

You are welcome! Ai is useful but it does hallucinate ! Iam so glad you got more information.

 

[BWeaves]

My cameo brooch. I have no documentation. All I know is that my aunt purchased it in Montreal in the 70s from an estate sale. The tiniest pearls all around. It is a little battered but I like to think that adds to the antique charm.

Wow, how did I miss this thread? My mother collected cameos when we lived in England in the 1960s, and I have them all now.

MintyFresh:
It's also possible that the gold colored metal is Pinchbeck. Christopher Pinchbeck was a watchmaker and he created a gold colored alloy of copper and zinc in the 1720s that resembled gold and did not tarnish. It was much cheaper than real gold. To me, it has a darker color than 18K gold. I would say most of my mother's cameos are set in Pinchbeck and not real gold. Your cameo brooch looks like Pinchbeck to me.

Love the tiny natural pearls surrounding the frame.

Jeremy:
I love that cameo choker you created for that client. WOWZA.

 

[Amoreperla]

Wow, how did I miss this thread? My mother collected cameos when we lived in England in the 1960s, and I have them all now.

MintyFresh:
It's also possible that the gold colored metal is Pinchbeck. Christopher Pinchbeck was a watchmaker and he created a gold colored alloy of copper and zinc in the 1720s that resembled gold and did not tarnish. It was much cheaper than real gold. To me, it has a darker color than 18K gold. I would say most of my mother's cameos are set in Pinchbeck and not real gold. Your cameo brooch looks like Pinchbeck to me.

Jeremy:
I love that cameo choker you created for that client. WOWZA.

!!!!! Will we see more cameos? That would be amazing!

 

[BWeaves]

!!!!! Will we see more cameos? That would be amazing!

Here's a few. Real gold on the left is still bright shiny and yellow. Pinchbeck on the right looks "antiqued." Pinchbeck may have been a brighter gold color when the pieces were new. They don't exactly tarnish, but they do get darker as time goes on.

England only allowed 18K or higher to be labeled gold in the 1700s and early 1800s, so Pinchbeck allowed a gold look at a lower price. Pinchbeck fell out of favor in 1854 when England allowed lower carat gold.

 

[Amoreperla]

Here's a few. Real gold on the left is still bright shiny and yellow. Pinchbeck on the right looks "antiqued." Pinchbeck may have been a brighter gold color when the pieces were new. They don't exactly tarnish, but they do get darker as time goes on.

England only allowed 18K or higher to be labeled gold in the 1700s and early 1800s, so Pinchbeck allowed a gold look at a lower price. Pinchbeck fell out of favor in 1854 when England allowed lower carat gold.

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Those are gorgeous. I love the floral one especially