Taking your word about where it was found it might have considerable age, the one thing that concerns me is how much "chest" is showing... lets...
If you're going to take that route I would actually recommend putting it back where you found it... Just thinking it might be a bad idea to...
Welcome Kyron, please post more photos showing all sides including the bottom. :)
I don't know anything about that but that seems like a much more reasonable date. I'm not convinced this is 18th century and I'll give a few...
Is the letter written in ink or by a pencil?
I wish I could read it but... I can't. :sorry:
Welcome Kevin! :)
[MEDIA] If Bill Murray can beat up a horse size duck your army of well... duck size ducks will amount to nothing! :D
You might want to "duck" too!
Do you like sleeve tattoos?
Some people around here know how to date photos from the clothing; I can't. Nice photo! :)
Welcome Tmtech89, glad you want to meet my acquaintance! ;):D
That's something you don't hear very often around here (in a good way)! Most people come here to ask one question and are only interested in...
Welcome!
Synthetic rubies fluoresce and can sometimes be around 8 on the moh scale.
What method did you use to test the hardness?
Welcome Harold, glad to have you! :)
Same for the first two; the last portrait is by far the best but still looks more like a hobbyist artist than a professional. You didn't do bad...
If you're just interested in opinions I would say the perspective in the painting is off by a bit and there isn't a lot of detail; if this is a...
I'm reading D. Cycrob, I couldn't find any artist with that name. :sorry:
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