Would this still be called a moon vase, even though it isn't Asian?
Also interesting to see #82, portrait of Benedetto Pistrucci, a major name in the glyptics world. Too bad they don't name the author.
Yum! That branch coral tiara - Amphitrite eat your heart out! The ones that interest me most are 71-78, 16th century Nuremberg. This is a...
Your late friend had excellent taste, and, if she bequeathed this piece to you, your relationship must have been a very special one. On the...
What result did you get that was diagnostic of ivory?
The look of Schreger lines seems off to me, too continuous, too perfectly parallel. [ATTACH]
Me, me, me!
Welcome, cphammer, & thank you for sharing your gorgeous piece with us, also for the pdfs of the Art-Journal's report on The Court of the...
Reconstituted bronze?
I'm seeing bone.
Not so odd. I have photos of more than 20 of the "Danbiere" resin ones, which is what the one in the auction under discussion is. The subject...
Henryk Winograd also did her. If only it were possible to know where she originated. [ATTACH]
See also "capped bust" coinage.
Could make one helluva hatpin head!
Marianne, peut-etre.
Refresh your memory by scrolling through pix in this one. No need to read unless you want to. Gatierre, Danbiere & Other Mysteries
I never know whether to laugh or cry when I see this: Very finely carved antique silver mounted cameo signed indistinctly to reverse [IMG] [IMG]...
Yes, a substantial slab of conch shell in a jet mount. It is unusual in that the jet was not just premade & the shell wedged into it. The jet...
My first treat in a while. Before [ATTACH] After [ATTACH]
I checked the 2 I have with this hand mirror shape. They have very similar T-hinges of the type I associate with the turn of the century. I can...
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