The 2 little lab rubies in a ring I have glow hot pink under UV. I'm liking Deb's stones for the genuine article.
I have seen tourmaline this color, but never garnet. They look like rubies to me. Small lab grown rubies have been produced for more than 100...
Lifting from Wikipedia: "Isaiah Hyatt dubbed the material "celluloid" in 1872... their company, now called the Celluloid Manufacturing...
That figure is more exaggerated in the drawing. In the painting it looks like any old satyr. In the drawing it looks more like Pan himself. [IMG]
I don't know if they're actually brand name Celluloid, but I have a few in a similar cellulose based material. Have shown this one before:...
Even if he did, at that age unlikely to choke, just pass them on through without incident.
There must have been buckets, originally. Definitely not Neptune/Poseidon, but the way he is dressed & the dolphin beneath his feet make him more...
I have mine in an eccentric glass box from a craft show. Most are just cat's eyes I picked up because they were cheap, pretty & reminded me of my...
Yeah, that's how it goes. My taste has certainly developed with time & exposure to finer, more interesting, things. Pulled out the 2 pieces in...
The title of the painting, as it is now, describes the scene as Diana and her nymphs departing for the hunt, while the drawing, with that huge...
In the end, found the boots (Toe Warmers, BTW), bought many years ago, are now too tight to walk comfortably as much as my trip required, so wore...
I suspect hot needle tests.
That was catching my eye too. Finally decided the best description is smothered in glaze.
The first one he calls "molded coral" & the second one "pressed coral". Think he's correct that they are artificial, but you are correct, glass...
It looks like something in the heron family, but not like a great blue heron.
The one on invaluable sold for $140 US, FYI.
Yes, this style is inserted from the back. Not as difficult as you might guess. It's an older type of construction.
Still ticking?
Yes, very easy to smear/smudge otherwise. Think there's more disagreement about whether to put oil behind glass.
Ah, the red lion rampant for Scotland. I was expecting a unicorn, but I'm American, WDIK?
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