As you may recall, in the wake of last November’s estate jewelry show and sale I was compelled to remark that there were aspects of the collector market that I simply did not understand. Though I did not expand upon my remark at the time, an article on cameos that appeared in a recent “Financial Times” supplement both reawakened and resolved at least some of my puzzlement. The lead line in the article read, “The cameo jewel – until recently deemed staid and matronly – is reborn as a modern style statement . . . .” “Now how had it become a modern style statement,” I wondered, and then went on to read the article and do a little research. (more…)