Has the guy twisted in the frame? If that were suspended as a pendant, he would be hanging at an angle. Can he be twisted back to upright? Just...
The guidance for tagua sounds pretty similar to that for ivory, both natural, porous substances.
One commentator I heard pointed out that a red flag should have been that French workmen were working on Sunday. But they seem to have done the...
When I was trying to decide whether or not to use glass when framing an oil, the info I found on line said not to use glass if you're not sure the...
Could it be tagua nut?
So vermeil a possibility.
Just noticed you have 2, although one looks like it might be reverse carved or intaglio.
I just wanted to be able to compare without going back & forth between pages: [ATTACH] Quite a difference, n'est-ce pas? It almost looks as...
You need to follow the link in the word Renaissance. ;)
Oh, and I also like acorns. Is that a necklace? Very suitable for autumnal wear.
I'm not a Cancer, but am very fond of crabs as an artistic motif. Suspect I'd also like the green-blue sparkly in the first pic. See you also...
Very pretty, but I would be very surprised if it were solid gold. Enlarging the photos shows tiny bits of excess material, a wastefulness not...
Put me in the Ramesh camp too.
The Madonna is like those seen on religious medallions asking her to pray for us. May she look after you. I once soaked a similar habille cameo....
In my experience, it is not uncommon for antique shell cameos to have a brass collar around them, even though the more decorative parts of the...
I'm not either, but wonder if it could be Boschetti. [ATTACH] Not that I could find a cameist with that name, but it's plausible as an Italian...
I'm impressed by the amount of effort someone spent on creating this. In case anyone is not sure what is off about it, compare the figure I call...
I remember it well because when I was a little kid my parents wanted to have our hide-a-bed (another vintage term) sofa reupholstered. They put a...
I have many such things, but can't help smiling, even chuckling a bit, any time I see Margaret Gutierrez (Santa Clara Pueblo) Storyteller Turtles....
Thanks RomanK. Could you give us measurements so we have a better idea of the size?
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