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The real, serious cameos by hand can be mother-of-Pearl or made from a natural stone.

As a general rule, all cameo made in a natural material can be regarded as authentic.

Some materials include the Pearl, agate, Carnelian, ISEE, amber, coral, Jet, the os, or all sorts of fine gemstones.

We considered a cameo as an imitation when it was manufactured from plastic or resin.

A cameo must have a dull appearance and not brilliant, valid for most cameos, because it is almost impossible to wax a natural material that has been engraved.

Note that some cameos in authentic stone may shine slightly.

Authentic cameos are mounted on frames in gold 14 or 18 carats.

Money managers are also very common and some models will be devoid of context.

Cameos of faces to rounded cheeks with a straight nose usually come from the Victorian era.

Portraits with a nose hard enough to "Roman" usually date back to before 1860.

A nose that looks "cute" or small indicates a more recent cameo creation, dating from the beginning of the 20 th century.

An antique or millesimee will include a rounded closure.

This type of closure looks like a metal pipe in which fits the PIN to fix the PIN.