Looks like this one has a number, just difficult to make out from the pic available. It does seem to be the case that engravers working in the...
Ooh, fingers crossed for you. Surprised auctioneer didn't see it & say it was name of sitter. Didn't consignor know/tell auction house? :confused:
Length? A bit of a sautoir, but on the short side?
"Indian Princess" a la Alphonse Mucha.
She's very alive, not some run of the mill flat Flora type. The innermost bezel is often brass, with the main metal outside of that.
Think you've got it right: artisan, 80s - 90s. I really like them.
I took the knobs for (rather large) light bulbs.
There are cameos of Ruth, but I don't know their names.
Hooks might be for stockings. Might originally have had knitted ones or some such.
Decorated for Christmas, so seasonal ornament? As komo said, we need all sides, in focus.
After magnifying it, I think it is ivory. With Celluloid the appearance of growth lines is very regular, long, unbroken lines running parallel to...
The one that looks it probably is ivory. I'll be curious to learn more about the ring at about 10 o'clock from there, with the inlay or channel...
What is the sailboat brooch like in the hand? In appearance the material looks an awful lot like ivory, but some chance it's Celluloid. Is it...
I see enough browning in crevices to include Vulcanite in the running. Have I mentioned lately that I hate black stuff!
The grain wreathing her head identifies the lava lady as Ceres/Demeter. The locket is molded & assembled. There were various jet simulants....
My grandmother had many pairs of similarly constructed clip ons, clusters of beads.
I learn a lot from photos of the backs of pieces, how they are constructed. Base metal work tends to be 'clunky' to my eye, more metal than...
Not for the first & not for the last time: I hate black stuff! When it comes to photographing & to trying to figure out what something is with...
Herkimer diamonds are distinctive for their double termination, a point on each end. May just be my lack of exhaustive experience, but all the...
The letters I, J & Y sort of shuffle around, depending on the language. Think of all the words that start with yod in Hebrew that start with J in...
Separate names with a comma.
