@PepperAnna Were you top bidder on the Michelini in the Hindman auction? Think it hammered for $375, well below estimate, total with buyer's...
Yes, a jewellery store might also use these if they remove items from display while they are closed & put them in a safe. Byne's can't leap tall...
If you haven't yet, read this: https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/byne-s-disease Am I correct that what you are showing as proposed...
Test any method you're thinking of trying, including the eraser, on the back first. I would be wary of soap. If you find soapy water sinks in &...
Thanks for finding & showing these. Until now I had only seen cameos by Michelini, never before an intaglio. Perhaps he labeled them as nicolo...
Badger?
I'm trying to picture what the sorting process would be like.
Love that bat-printing is a type of transfer printing & you found your bowl at the transfer station. Now, someone explain to me what a transfer...
I didn't either. I'm really just guessing until Mirana confirms.
The mount will drive it up. It's more obvious that the cameo is cracked than that it is by Berini, so wonder what high bidder(s) sees. Shame you...
I imagine Worthpoint & Catawiki would qualify as such. Would love to be clued in to any others.
The natural progression of the connoisseur.
A very generous position. Not sure you'll still feel the same in 5 years if you continue to collect. I would date it to late 19th/early 20th....
Their crudeness marks them out as newer ones, i.e., solidly into the 20th century, probably contemporary with the making of the box itself.
Quite a production. Surprised they used such mediocre shell cameos for the centerpiece.
Let's ID them for easier reference. The first is what must originally have been an awesome bacchante (female follower of the wine god Bacchus)....
See you got the whole garniture for the cue. Do you have a mantel to put it on?
Moreau definitely dominating my search results: https://fpantiques.com/a-monumental-french-patinated-bronze-statue-of-the-triumph-of-flora/...
The uniformity of size & shape of the rings argues against a naturally produced material. The one with the 'blood channels' looks like a puppy...
Have you tried cleaning the rings at all?
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