Love your Ceres, so involved for 'just glass.' With her painted accents, she is the glass version of en habillé. And the frame complements the...
In a recent thread started by Simona a cameo was presented that, based on the original photos and description, I expected to be hardstone of the...
Scoooore!
No zip code with the address for Cass Toys. And periods after N & Y.
First one: mid-20th (I'm afraid it hasn't aged well) Second one: early 20th IMO
The findings, hinge & safety clasp, of the first one put it squarely into the 20th century. The second one appears to be older (need to see the...
[This has been a work in progress.] This one has been flying under my radar. I looked in the 3 of my files where I might have stored her -...
The double C actually looks to me like it could be CG.
Cerberus has got nothing on 3 pissed off geese!
Have you been looking at sold prices or asking prices? This material is not true alabaster (& not onyx either), actually a form of marble....
Louis XVI: [ATTACH] Louis XV [ATTACH] There are many images of Louis XIV because he had a long reign & had medals struck along the way. He...
I'm probably mangling this, but think I remember once reading of a Roman mourning custom of shaving off the beard except for a strip below the chin.
Looks kinda sorta like King George II. Edit: No, I take it back, but do think figure is male. Where have we seen that weak chin before?
Then there's that museum curators' favorite cleaning agent: spit.
@Simona Buhus Once she has had her bath & is ready for her closeup, could you also try to get a clear image of her from the side, showing the line...
The presence of Schreger lines would have confirmed the material as ivory; their absence proves nothing. Do you know the 'tooth test' used as a...
Excellent, Mirana, even though it means I have to eat my words. @Simona Buhus Sorry, but your seller was correct & the piece is glass, very well...
For the range of gentlemen's hair & neckwear: https://www.pinterest.com/cameotimescom/cameo-portraits-of-victorian-gentlemen/
Looks like Horace valued every hair he had left & let them do what they wanted. Makes Einstein look well groomed.
This crossed my mind, but didn't have any glyptic examples for any of them. Guess we can rule out the whiskery ones. The one thing about...
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