ANTIQUE18c RUSSIAN 32.5k NATURAL EMERALD CAMEO PENDANT Start Price USD 2,999.88 Current Price USD 2,999.88 Time Left - Bid Count 0 Buy It Now Price - Reserve Price - Start Time Monday, October 06, 2008 End Time Thursday, October 16, 2008 Location SEE MY OTHER AUCTIONS See more about 'ANTIQUE18c RUSSIAN 32.5k NATURAL EMERALD CAMEO PENDANT ' Description WANNA SEE GREAT ITEMS?!?! LOOK AT MY OTHER LISTINGS!!!!!! YOU ARE BIDDING ON A BEAUTIFUL 18th CENTURY RUSSIAN HAND CARVED LADY'S FACE NATURAL, GENUINE 32.5ct EMERALD CAMEO. THIS ITEM IS CARVED WITH GREAT PROFESSIONALISM. IT HAS A VERY NICE CARVING. THE ONLY THING IS THAT THE STONE IS NOT OF THE BEST QUALITY BUT IN ANY CASE IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND A EMERALD CAMEO. IF YOU GO TO A 1000 JEWELRY STORES MAYBE 1 OUT OF THAT 1000 WILL HAVE AN EMERALD CAMEO. IT IS VERY DIFFICULT TO CARVE ON AN EMERALD AND THAT IS WHY THERE IS SUCH A LIMITED AMOUNT TO BE FOUND. THIS RUSSIAN CAMEO IS FROM THE  18TH CENTURY, IT WAS ORIGINALLY A ROSE GOLD BROOCH. THE EMERALD CAMEO WAS SURROUNDED BY ROSE CUT DIAMONDS. THE ROSE CUT DIAMONDS WERE LATER TAKEN OFF THE ITEM AND USED ON OTHER THINGS. I PURCHASED THE EMERALD CAMEO 35 YEARS AGO IN THE SOVIET UNION FROM A MAN WHO HAD LITTLE EXPERIENCE WITH THESE ITEMS AND DID NOT KNOW HE WAS LETTING GO OF SUCH A VALUABLE PIECE. WHEN I PURCHASED THE ITEM IT WAS IN A UNMARKED SOLID STERLING SILVER FRAME  AND TURNED INTO A PENDANT. WHEN I PURCHASED THE ITEM I WAS TOLD THAT ONCE IT WAS SURROUNDED BY ROSE CUT DIAMONDS. ON THE TOP LEFT SIDE OF THIS ITEM THERE IS A SMALL CHIP WHICH YOU CAN SEE IN THE PICTURE BUT THAT SHOULD NOT DISCOURAGE YOU FROM BIDDING BECAUSE IF YOU FIND THE RIGHT PERSON TO PUT THE ITEM IN A FRAME OR WHATNOT THEY WILL BE ABLE TO DO SO IN A WAY THAT THE CHIP WILL NOT EVEN SHOW. EVEN IF YOU DO NOT DO THAT, THE SMALL CHIP DOES NOT AFFECT THE OVERALL BEAUTY OF THE ITEM. THIS IS A VERY RARE AND BEAUTIFUL ITEM. IT IS VERY HARD TO FIND. THIS ITEM IS 32.5ct AND MEASURES 1.20" BY 0.80" OR 30mm BY 22mm. THIS IS A WONDERFUL ITEM AND WOULD MAKE A WONDERFUL ADDITION TO ANY HOUSEHOLD OR COLLECTION.  GOOD LUCK && HAPPY BIDDING Place a Bid!