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HABILLÉ

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Art Deco era gold filigree & diamond cameo habillé with hand-carved carnelian shell
Photo courtesy of Scott Papper, GIA GG, AJP, CMA (NAJA), Global Gemology & Appraisals

Habillé is a term used for cameo jewelry in which diamonds or gems are attached to the shell cameo itself as decoration.

Common cameo habillés will have a carving of a female portrait.  There are 2 small holes drilled at the edges of her collar, where a tiny, twisted metal rope acts as her necklace with a single diamond mounted as a pendant.

Habillé Gallery

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