@KSW - Now, now - Pounds is for common purchases. This is an antiquity, and as such, deserves proper treatment. There now - much better, eh? .
@KSW - No, it surely doesn't. A large number of early rings were made in this fashion, notably Byzantine bronze rings - and even a few Roman...
@laura9797 - If you list it for sale, remember to use the phrase, "Folk Art," in your title or tags. .
For its size, the detail is positively incredible! .
Make that bell go, "ding." The original Sheba and Solomon window from which this was done is in Cologne Cathedral, I believe: [IMG] Funny -...
@Bronwen - Were they shrieking? .
@Bronwen - Man, I use to Love it when he'd say, "thank you. Thank you very much!" Long live Elvers! .
@bercrystal - The mark is Johann Beck's - Schwäbisch Gmünd, in Baden-Württemberg - [on Alpaca Ware i.e. nickel-silver]:...
@Brian Murphy - Street light brackets, most likely. Vide:...
"Zarf."
@Any Jewelry - I don't know; on importing the photos into PhotoShop and fiddling with the brightness and contrast, the 'little lady' actually does...
Who, me? Olio paglierino is Straw Oil as far as I know....
@clutteredcloset49 - You're right - the finish carving is well done. Most of the import stuff is done with 4 axis multiple carving machines...
[ATTACH] The grain of the ivory is pretty clear here. .
"Edwardian," though Lord knows that today they must be referred to as, "Titanic Era," as though the unfortunate sinking of a single ship defined...
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@bobsyouruncle - No, no - @Bronwen is amazing; @Any Jewelry is astounding, and I'm the comic relief. .
@Lisa Duncanson - Might you provide a close-up image of this area, please? [ATTACH]
@Any Jewelry - Now, now - we both know that, "wonders of the Orient," is nothing more than an anagram of, "Od Ferries The Won Ton." Seems like a...
"What a glorious feline, I'm happy again!" [IMG]
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