I think it's cool too. I don't think it would occur to me to test something that color with UV. The rhinestones, though bright, are merely...
[IMG] And yet notice how unnaturally Priam's cloak sticks out unsupported behind him and the folds are indicated by triangles. We cannot know...
The piece by Antonio appears to be an adaptation of one of the Poniotowski gems, & the majority of them are very stylized. See:...
Of the 16 cameos signed Vergé in my photo files, there is only one I feel confident is by Antonio: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This is a whole...
Well, am now drifting down the Vergé rabbit hole. Somehow Sotheby's managed to take a photo of the back without capturing the least hint of what...
I don't know if there are any examples of work in shell by either Vergé out there. I have only seen work in hardstone. Antonio was one of the...
[ATTACH] Is there something in the circled area? Or is that a lighting artifact?
Please also provide a photo of the back that shows the clasp & the hinge clearly. They are clues to the age, & the age may be a clue to the...
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There were father/son & uncle/nephew gem engravers, but do not know of any where both had the same first name & used Junior to distinguish one...
I think of these as "Corsage Lady". She seems to be a modernization of the earlier neoclassical Flora types, first appearing in the 1930s &...
Oh, she is a stunner. Mount not too shabby either. We like our photos full size. [IMG] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Are we seeing everything inscribed on...
Maybe he is a water seller? Seems a bit well dressed, though. Wondering if he is meant to be Turkish, something that way?
The stone looks like chrysoprase to me. Soviet/Russian marks on the outside of ring bands are quite ordinary. Agree the ring does not look...
That last one looks like it could have the number 925 imperfectly stamped in the lower right corner. The expanding mouth may be gilt sterling,...
You could get really poetic & say figures of ___ carved in high relief.
Relief carving probably most accurate, but not necessarily the best description to catch the eye of a potential buyer. I would not call it a frieze.
Are we talking bois durci here?
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