Antique, vintage and modern cameo jewellery debate - Are you a cameo snob?

There are so many kinds of cameo jewellery around today. It is hard to choose a style. From antique to vintage and the more modern style. So are you a cameo snob and say that a real cameo has to be of shell or of a gemstone? Or do you hang loose and look at the many resin cameo pieces around and love them all? 

A cameo is classed as a raised relief above a base. It can be in any sort of material and be a cameo brooch, necklace, bracelet, earrings ring or even a scarf clip. Here are just a few pieces of cameo jewellery that have passed through our hands over the years. Take a look and decide what cameo style fence do you sit on! 

Different cameo jewellery through time.

Resin cameo choker 1970s vintage. Black velvet choker necklace with a resin lady cameo that has a slide mechanism at the back.

Popular goddess blue cameo brooch 1980s. Resin cameo of the "Popular Goddess" Circa 1980s of age.

Popular goddess pink cameo brooch 1980s. A salmon pink resin background with a cream cameo profile surrounded by a solid gold tone ribbed frame. 

Bowl of flowers cameo brooch 1960s. Cameo is in resin on the salmon pink "Carnelian style" base. 

Reverse to the flower cameo brooch above.

Popular goddess pink cameo brooch 1980s reverse. Three above.

Blue cameo flower brooch 1960s. Blue resin background with a resin floral cameo in white. Ornate gold tone setting.

Shell cameo clip earrings 1980s. Not very good cameo images as they appear to differ in look slightly. 

Resin 1930s cameo pendant. 

Shell cameo clip on earrings 1980s. See two above - backs

1960s large cameo brooch - Popular Goddess version. Gold tone ornate setting  

1960s large cameo brooch - See below

Resin lady cameo brooch 1960s. Nice detail to this one.

Popular Goddess cameo brooch 1960s back. See three above

Back of a large cameo scarf clip 1960s

Charles Horner casein cameo brooch 1950s. The base is made of casein plastic. Often found without the lightweight metallic looking frame. 

Bohemian bar brooch 1900s - 1930s.

Clip on cameo earrings resin 1960s also Bohemian. 

Greek cameo brooch 1980s. Elegant Grecian lady on a sage green background. Faux pearl surround onto a gold tone setting. 

Antique cameo brooch silver. 

vintage cameo ring 1930s

Antique cameo brooch silver back. Two above

vintage cameo bracelet 1930s

drop cameo earrings silver and black

Large 1930s cameo pendant resin

Dropper long cameo earrings pierced ears

Vintage clip on cameo earrings in shell with a gold framework. Early twentieth century

Plaster cameo brooch antique with a black background and resin frame

Large blue cameo pendant Popular Goddess. 1960s to 1990s

Large blue cameo pendant Popular Goddess ribbon necklace

Back to plaster cameo brooch see above three above

1930s Bohemian bar cameo brooch

Black cameo scarf clip 1960s with unusual mechanism

Black cameo scarf clip 1960s with unusual mechanism - see the back above

1930s vintage screw back cameo earrings Bohemian

1930s vintage screw back cameo earrings Bohemian with rhinestones

Thirties vintage clip cameo earrings resin Bohemian

Modern stretch cameo bracelet Popular Goddess

Three Graces cameo brooch resin 1980s

Antique cameo pendant ceramic glass and probably glowed under a UV light.

Large 1930s moulded resin cameo brooch

Silver antique cameo brooch

Modern Three Graces cameo brooch pink resin

Charles Horner cameo brooch 1950s

1980s translucent cameo brooch resin

Chain pin cameo brooch back resin see below

Chain pin pink cameo brooch back resin. Popular Goddess

1980s basket flowers cameo brooch

Greek black cameo scarf clip 1990s

1950s vintage cameo brooch pendant

tiny cameo ring blue resin 1980s

1960s cameo brooch Popular Goddess in pink resin

Lava cameo brooch antique

Brass fob locket brooch cameo lady

Marcasite shell cameo earrings 1950s

Marcasite silver shell cameo earrings 1950s

1960s cameo brooch Popular Goddess plastic

Large ornate cameo brooch 1930s Bohemian

1980s cameo brooch well made gold tone frame

1980s cameo brooch well made gold plated

Antique shell cameo large gold frame shell damaged

Antique shell cameo large gold frame back

1950s cameo pendant necklace in resin

Antique cameo brooch again - large with a gold frame

Small chunky cameo brooch by Sarah Coventry

Small chunky cameo brooch by Sarah Coventry GB

Cameo choker red velvet necklace

George and dragon cameo necklace by Miracle

Malachite deer necklace cameo antique gemstone piece

Ava Peron cameo brooch 1950s. Ceramic cameo onto a brass settings

Miracle Creation cameo jewellery 1970s. Cameo necklace that can also be used as a brooch

Blue flower basket scarf clip.

Wedgwood style clip earrings blue

Elegant lady cameo scarf clip black background with a white cameo

Green scarf clip Popular Goddess 1960s

Floral flower brooch cameo

Three Graces cameo framed. Not jewellery but another way to enjoy a cameo by hanging on a wall

Floral cameo brooch pink 1980s

Blue cameo brooch 1960s

1920s vintage cameo brooch

Shell cameo brooch small

Blue and white cameo brooch modern

Woman and child cameo brooch

Blue and faux pearl cameo brooch

Antique cameo brooch celluloid

Gladiator cameo ring 1980s

Beaded necklace with cameo 

Damascene vintage cameo brooch

back antique cameo brooch two above

blue clip earrings 1980s

Antique cameo brooch again

Vintage cameo shell brooch

Malachite antelope fob chain vintage/antique

Vintage cameo brooch with a blue background unique

Fallen Fairy cameo brooch by Gothic White Witch

Black bat cameo brooch by Gothic White Witch

Gothic cameo necklace by Gothic White Witch

Back of the antique cameo brooch a few above

Small cameo pendant antique in shell with clip - probably attached to a fob 

Vintage cameo brooch 1980s

Dancing fairy cameo necklace by Gothic White Witch

Small shell vintage cameo brooch

Large bat cameo brooch by Gothic White Witch

Antique cameo brooch in resin

Charles Horner cameo brooch without frame

Conjoined skeleton necklace by Gothic White Witch

Fair lady cameo brooch by Gothic White Witch

Blood red rose cameo necklace by Gothic White Witch

Back casein cameo brooch by Charles Horner

Back of shell cameo fob antique

Vintage cameo brooch in plastic

Avon cameo brooch with solid perfume 1970s

Conjoined black skeleton necklace by Gothic White Witch

Boudica brooch by Gothic White Witch

Skeleton skull necklace by Gothic White Witch

Fallen Fairy cameo necklace by Gothic White Witch

Fallen Fairy cameo brooch by Gothic White Witch

Romantic couple cameo by Gothic White Witch jewellery

Casein cameo back with frame

Blood red rose brooch by Gothic White Witch

Rocking dead man necklace by Gothic White Witch

Antique cameo fob pendant 

Silver marcasite shell cameo brooch 

Mother and child cameo brooch by Exquisite

Leaping dolphin cameo brooch by Gothic White Witch

Pink conjoined twins by Gothic White Witch cameo necklace

Signed L R cameo brooch vintage man

Cute cameo brooch resin

Silver Christmas tree cameo necklace by Gothic White Witch

1920s cameo brooch vintage in resin

Bohemian cameo brooch 

Pink conjoined twin skeleton necklace by Gothic White Witch

Back of vintage plastic cameo brooch

Red enamel cameo brooch

Charles Horner cameo brooch

Modern cameo brooch

Black vintage cameo brooch

Avon solid perfume cameo brooch

Dead red skeleton necklace by Gothic White Witch

Silver Christmas tree cameo necklace by Gothic White Witch

Antique cameo brooch with celluloid - book piece

Blue flower cameo brooch in plastic

Two cameo brooches 1960s

Stylish cameo brooch

two cameo brooches enlarged 1960s

stylish cameo brooch jewellery front

stylish cameo brooch jewellery back view

Queen Elizabeth 11 cameo brooch - lightweight resin 

Back of Sphinx cameo brooch 

This is a huge selection of all the cameo jewellery we have had in the past. Hope you have enjoyed this different collection seen for the first and last time together.