It was great to finally spot one. Auction house described her as Leto. I can only think they linked Leto to Apollo, Apollo to the sun. In my...
Good points all. And the hand is true to the original.
I knew it! Yes, I overstepped my idea of what would be reasonable for me to bid & was the winner. There was one other bidder in the mix. The...
The cameos are lava, but appear molded rather than carved. Scarab beetle jewellery was popular when Egyptology was all the rage, 1920s
It depends on which part of the tusk, outer layers or inner, & which direction they are cut, with the grain or cross grain. The pendant has been...
Lourdes & Raul, I believe.
I also think we should show off old favorites now & then & not just new acquisitions.
I have one, & hoping to make it 2 tomorrow, to show off once they arrive. Auction houses are in England, so it will be some time yet, what with...
Is it in the kitchen?
Definitely not glass. The ID is challenging because in these photos, particularly the one of the back, the color is very like conch shell pink,...
The short answer is no, often not easy, but if you develop an eye for details as Mirana has outlined them, much of the time you can make a...
The Diana is a bit unusual for a lava presentation in that it shows more than just her head & is deeply incised. The Wedgwood is Ganymede:...
Welcome, Greg. You are going to be much in demand. Perhaps you would add yourself to this thread: Calling all translators.
There's an allusion here to Vulcan's forge, with a putto making what looks like a plaything.
Which means the crown and royal eagle insignia are contemporary?
Thought the material your delightful lizard is carved in was basically diseased root growth. I've got a folk art cat that has one of those...
16.50 strikes me as being the price, although for that, maybe it was the 50s. Lovely piece.
That's just it: the rectangular holes seem to have been made later, & unprofessionally, after the basic box was made. Maybe it originally had...
:kiss:
The holes are so crudely cut, like the cabinet was repurposed. The numbers 1-4 on the drawers may just indicate where they fit in the cabinet....
Separate names with a comma.
