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Dessert58 replied to the thread Last weeks finds: some old, some gold.
Ok, thank you everyone for educating me on the goldstone cross! Pietra dura is such an amazing technique! I love it even more now. I do...
May 20, 2024 at 1:20 AM -
Dessert58 liked Marie Forjan's post in the thread Last weeks finds: some old, some gold.
I agree, pietra dura :)
May 20, 2024 at 1:14 AM -
Potteryplease liked 2manybooks's post in the thread Collage art: trash?.
This bit may have been used as a sort of signature - [ATTACH] I would be interested in seeing some details of the text used. Might it...
May 20, 2024 at 1:11 AM -
Potteryplease liked bosko69's post in the thread Collage art: trash?.
Great observation 2many.
May 20, 2024 at 1:11 AM -
Dessert58 liked bosko69's post in the thread Last weeks finds: some old, some gold.
Thanks Desert for the translation. Pietra dura-rare here.
May 20, 2024 at 1:06 AM -
Dessert58 liked evelyb30's post in the thread Last weeks finds: some old, some gold.
Seconded. I'm a goldstone junkie but we never see pietra dura jewelry here. It does turn up, but rarely. That would have been...
May 20, 2024 at 1:06 AM -
Dessert58 liked Ownedbybear's post in the thread Last weeks finds: some old, some gold.
That’s pietra dura, and it’s a dove with olive branch.
May 20, 2024 at 1:05 AM -
MrNate replied to the thread Inspired by Mr Nate.
Order of interest (I think I scrolled past reveal photos but I promise I didn’t look first): the handled basket to the right. The red...
May 20, 2024 at 12:32 AM -
bosko69 replied to the thread Collage art: trash?.
Great observation 2many.
May 20, 2024 at 12:24 AM -
bosko69 replied to the thread Navajo tufa cast cuffs.
Superb work Stracci ! We visited (like most 'artsy' tourists)-Santa Fe,Los Alamos,Chimayo,Albuquerque,Bandolier,Abiquiu,etc. We stayed...
May 20, 2024 at 12:21 AM -
2manybooks attached a file to the thread Collage art: trash?.
This bit may have been used as a sort of signature - [ATTACH] I would be interested in seeing some details of the text used. Might it...
May 20, 2024 at 12:19 AM -
bosko69 replied to the thread Etruscan Revival piece?.
DITTO- Syboni-We haven't really told the kids or relatives just exactly how much we're worth.They'll all find out when the Will's...
May 20, 2024 at 12:12 AM -
Roaring20s replied to the thread 7 GENERATIONS OF ANTIQUES (!!!) IN A New Hampshire HOUSE- TONS OF.
I like the CDV of the Mummy and the Boot.
May 20, 2024 at 12:03 AM -
bosko69 replied to the thread Vtg Cherry Amber Bakelite Table Lamp.
JD- Thanks for the help.This is the first piece of interesting Bakelite I've ever really had.I've had old cutlery & a bangle or two but...
May 20, 2024 at 12:01 AM -
evelyb30 replied to the thread 7 GENERATIONS OF ANTIQUES (!!!) IN A New Hampshire HOUSE- TONS OF.
@Ownedbybear would grab the purses. I like them but wouldn't get in her way!
May 19, 2024 at 11:57 PM