Kyra has already explained the marriage. The cameo is hand cut helmet shell. There is no generally accepted term for cameos like this one, but I...
I remember them as something you might get at a party, the way you might get a silly hat or a noise maker. Maybe it was Luaus for Dummies.
I bought a big book on Idar-Oberstein because the table of contents showed a chapter on cameos. Turned out to be only about 6 pages, with a...
The name for 'Mr. Morrel' does not look anything like 'Morrel' in manuscript, more like something that ends in 'ton'.
Thank you so much. I know how mind boggling it can be to trawl through a bunch of pictures, looking for a match, especially when there's no...
I suspect you are never going to want to leave. :pics:
The face reminds me of the bone moonface carvings used in jewellery & usually represented as coming from Bali.
What AJ said.
Some look like baby bracelets, but it's hard to get a clear idea of size from photo.
It looks more like 2016 to me, although why someone would cast off a piece they clearly valued 7 or 8 years after it was made... Death?
And this suggests to me that it is supposed to be from an authorized run of reproductions.
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Appears to be Brewick. [ATTACH]
Ooh, luscious. A worthy budget bender. I have seen this composition, using the same stone colors, before. I imagine you have too. It must have...
Think I was aware of this when it came out, but only saw the review by the Met's James David Draper, who was not a fan of the Saulinis, so gave it...
Wowza! Now, if a day comes when you want to sell it, it will have Civil War interest as well as Saulini & cameo portrait interest. Also, you can...
The label on the back, indicating it is in the MOMA SF, says to me it is a reproduction of some sort.
You can tell your kids it's a vintage Croc ornament from back when shoes were made of leather.
I'm also for shoe clip.
L'enfant is carrying items that connect him with Dionysus/Bacchus.
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