Recently wrote an eBay seller/friend that a cameo they had IDed as Hebe was actually Ceres. I guess the Bay will now offer AI-crafted replies...
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I saw - & bought - many brass & mixed metal cuff bracelets at crafts shows in the 80s. Lots of really creative stuff since artisans didn't have...
Was trying to decide if it qualified as commesso or en habillé. Once again, I figure anyone willing to pay that kind of money for a cameo...
It means that one like it was shown at the Expo. If they had won a prize for it, think that would be indicated.
Can't decide whether or not to drop a note to the auctioneer. Description seems to have been written without consulting the very clear photos....
Very nice. I've seen my share of bracelets with shell cameos in silver scroll work, but not one quite like this. 1925 - 1935, I would think,...
I agree completely. I'm curious about the hook end of the pendant: can it be worked off the bracelet without any change to it? Or would removal...
I was thinking this Art: [IMG]
The video confirms my impression that it would be impractical to wear the bracelet with the pendant attached. I think the reason examples of the...
You can do exactly that.
The ancestor of Mr. Peanut? [IMG]
If the piece with the stone is free to swing, it would make wearing the bracelet very awkward. One has to wonder whether this is a "marriage" of...
It could be from plant life from a time before nuts & fruit stones as we know them. @moreotherstuff ?
Welcome to Antiquers, Max. It is not unfortunate, it is very good fortune. Georg Jensen is a highly respected & usually very expensive brand....
Definitely looks like a fossil. My first guess would be a fragment of plant stem, but I'm really just guessing. Looks like it has been tumbled,...
https://morsemuseum.org/on-exhibit/rare-and-remarkableart-pottery-of-louis-comfort-tiffany/ This mentions white clay, which is what yours appears...
My guess is that it is called a monk's chair/table because it could fit in a monk's cell; a compact way to have a chair, a table & a drawer....
Mother of pearl is a popular term for nacre. Many mollusks line their shells with nacre (& not all pearls come from oysters). Abalone shells...
A search for cushion cut golden topaz will also yield pix of similar looking stones.
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