It's more likely the rings are Celluloid or similar. The pix do not show them well enough to know for sure. It is a reticule.
Something that caught my eye while poking around for any readily available info was a statement that the market for these was France, that the...
Such clocks seem to be, to my mind, sadly undervalued. Auctioneer thought this one would go anywhere from $50 to $5000. It went for $80....
At least spell check did not change it to Larva, as sometimes happens.
Don't delete it. Some other questing soul may find here the answer they've been searching for.
Detectiveshorty, this is what happens when you don't give us something to focus on. Although, to be honest, it frequently happens anyway.
Can't help you with the missing parts, but the figure is the Muse Urania.
I can find all of the zodiac constellations as we still know them in the West. A bit surprised that the Arabic speaking world would use the same...
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Welcome, Detectiveshorty. Komo is right, we need to see the items in question. Lava is difficult/risky to clean because it is porous &, as often...
Bet once upon a time it was 3 more & the set depicted the 4 seasons/4 beauties.
That would be my guess. Hindu rather than Islamic. AJ will have a firmer view. Afraid the lapis looks like glass to me.
This was the first forum I ever joined & still the only one where I participate regularly. You've already jumped over the hurdle where most...
@Ldavisbroome If you want to make the piece wearable you could have a jeweller take off the hinge & clasp, or at least remove the pin stem, &...
I'm pleased. When I started the thread I hoped it would be educational as well as an opportunity for people to show off their pretties.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Welcome Ldavisbroome. We like our photos full size, lots of us have eyes that aren't so young anymore. Your...
Yes, she really pops out. She was cut using the horn of the shell, one of those bumps around the top, so she's quite concave on the back.
She's a sight better than a 1950s pretty lady or a 1960s Pony Tail Girl. I have observed before that cutters tend to be good with faces but not...
The only Wedgwood reference I have speaks of a marking system consisting of 3 letters where the third letter was the year. Author seems a bit...
I don't know exactly what the material on the back is - card stock of some sort? - but think it was placed by someone worried about the crack as a...
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