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Antique, Costume, & Fine Jewelry.
Vintage Karma Jewels
Vintage Karma Jewels
Types of shells used for carving
This is the most commonly used shell in cameo carving. It is a Red Helmet shell or
Bull mouth shell, sometimes called a carnelian shell
The correct name is Cypraecassis rufa
This is also a very commonly used shell for cameo carving. It is a Emperor Helmet shell or Queen Helmet shell, sometimes called a Sardonyx Shell
The correct name is Cassis madagascariensis
Most white shell cameos you will see are carved from this type of shell, these carvings are commonly misnamed as "angelskin coral" which is far more rare.
This is a Queen Conch shell or Pink Conch shell
The correct name is Lobatus gigas
Sold cameos
These are some of the cameos we have sold in the past...
Robert Anstead, Ambassador Hotel in Los Angeles
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