I'd put it in with shadow boxes containing real pinned butterflies, or the rose murex I have that is mounted for table top display. More specimen...
If the Hopi warrior maiden is who I think she is, she is usually depicted as having her long hair coiled up in a whorl, a la Princess Leia, on one...
Owes something to the Four Great Beauties of China, I think.
Think it is more likely to be BOV, as in beverage, bouvoir, etc.
Final word looks to me like 'Main', French for hand, so word before it probably indicates hand made or hand painted. I see the same thing as Aqui...
The lady is holding a little perch for the bird, which to my mind brings the idea that the bird is trained, or is being trained, to hunt, or is a...
I have always seen this scene described as John the Baptist & suspect it probably is, but I cannot reconcile the depiction with the main tales....
I saw the auction listing. Really unusual, almost certainly French, but since it is ivory I couldn't get serious about it. I have long...
I can't quite get past her nostril. Wonder which Neri this was. The one I have says Neri. F. Roma. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Could we see the business side of the ring? It may give clues to origin.
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Now it's Notabell.
Christmas vibe too.
Think 'N.M.' would be for N. Mason, since it follows the copyright symbol.
AV could mean the jeweller is located in the Avellino province of Italy, but province marks are usually in a cartouche....
But also frequently misreads photos.
I can easily see trees, but am puzzled then by the way they are featured. My first thought was actually something like the Cathedral of Cologne,...
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