These cameos are lovely

such as this Art Deco era cigarette case

The details on this piece are really lovely

Contemporary and sophisticated

Vintage Cameo Screw Back Earrings inv 123 These cameos are lovelyThese cameos are lovely! The carving is exquisite, the colors of the natural shell are perfect, and the mountings are simple and subtle, yet rich, with an easy to match, latticework filigree. Cameo is the art of carving a layered material, creating a portrait or landscape with the difference in colors. While traditionally done in shell, banded onyx has been used in cameo work particularly in Greece and Italy for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.