It looks a bit odd to me, but black opal is so variable... Here's some info that might be useful:...
[Debora posted while I was poking around. I'm going to continue with my original thinking.] A search for "Christmas ornament Santa icicle" turned...
Might they be from your mother's own childhood?
Oh dear. :( This is the sort of thing that opioid painkillers can really help get you through, if you do not have reason not to use one...
I really was wondering if something bad had happened in your life because it wasn't like you not to respond. I'm sure others have also noticed...
Looking at it again, in addition to Athena & Mars, the lowered eyes & head have a touch of the Virgin too. I can see the Erte feel.
Black mother of pearl, engraved. Not sure whether this is naturally occurring nacre or not. It can be dyed. Despite the name, the black lipped...
Are the brass elements just sort of stuck on? I don't see any kind of tacks or tack holes. Not sure how long camphor or cedar would retain its...
If I'm not reading in something that isn't said explicitly, looks like the claim is that item goes to an actual GIA facility. Would not be the...
No surprise that they're a bit cagey on the subject, speaking in terms of items that are "eligible" for authentication, even though it appears it...
Last month my Christmas gift to myself was a 14K hardstone cameo brooch & earrings set, probably Edwardian. I forget exactly how the text of the...
Are there criteria for when a seller is required to use this "service"? Can a buyer decline it?
I'm talking seller's remorse here.
Any feature that, if the seller had understood correctly, would have led them to set & insist on a higher price. Right now, when gold is being...
Wondering what happens if an item is sent for authentication & the description is wrong, the piece is better in some way, e.g., a cameo described...
I don't know if I didn't see this at the time or was overwhelmed by it. If it were English I think we would say Peace & Plenty or Peace &...
The middle bit of the name looks like an arty way of writing Robert(o) to me, leaving out the vowels. And the r.
There is a figure on each side, which I think were correctly identified as representing the 4 seasons. The one you show is fall, with grapes.
Prairie/mission style?
Cutters can have a lot of fun with the snakes: [ATTACH]
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