@SteveJ, if you decide to go with that you can find some nice loose cameos. As @PepperAnna mentioned “people are pulling out the cameos to sell...
Beautifully carved! I like how even the colour of the stone has been used to create the final image. Do you think it was a private commission? Is...
Thank you @mirana, I do like her too and I absolutely agree about the style, considering her body posture. I also see the similarities with a...
Is this a glass cameo? [ATTACH] https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335201112137
@Bronwen and @PepperAnna absolutely agree with both of you. Thank you for your help.
Thank you Bronwen, I’ll explore Venus/Aphrodite lead. I think, her hands suggest that she is about to string her bow, although she looks more busy...
This little cameo just arrived. While waiting for it to be delivered I did a bit of digging. I thought, it won’t be difficult to find the source...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255672338377 Is this a signature of a known carver?
@PepperAnna [ATTACH] [ATTACH] No sure if the cameo is of Queen Victoria but the hairstyle is the same.
The scholars now think that the portrait is not by Leonardo da Vinci. https://www.ambrosiana.it/en/opere/portrait-of-a-lady/
It’s Athena. The winged creature on her helmet is Griffin. “THE GRYPS (Griffin) was a beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a...
I found this link: http://natalymaster.com/
Meteorite?
I like those that are naturally patterned: [ATTACH]...
Why some Dzi beads cost only a few pounds while others run into thousands? What’s the difference?
Much better! :hilarious:
I have to admit, I was wrong. These earrings were sold on eBay couple of weeks ago. I thought they were very old shell cameos. [ATTACH]...
Are they heavy or light?
Thank you! They are serenely beautiful! Thank you very much for sharing them with us. Would you say, this one is also an oyster shell cameo?...
Any ideas what is the subject of these cameos? [ATTACH]...
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