In case anyone was wondering why the goddess of grain & the harvest would have a torch, it is not for crop burning. It is an allusion to the time...
If the whole thing is quite light in weight, I would think something like Celluloid; of it feels denser then something more like Bakelite. It has...
The fact that only the pin stem is made of metal suggests it dates to WWII when there were limitations on metal for non-military use. Very cool,...
Glass.
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Sold: £1,500 GBP in 2011.
I'll have to think about the subject. Suspect a saint despite lack of a clear halo. Meanwhile, does anyone else see "Lamant" written twice, at...
Maybe Maori?
We're going to want to see the inside. Wouldn't you like to have this one: https://www.metmuseum.org/art/collection/search/464469 Not like...
I looked up St. Hubert & found that the story is that he was out hunting when he encountered a stag with a cross on its head between the horns....
Rather than being an ashtray, could the one compartment be for matches? Can't think what would need that little vent.
I agree with Stracci on the probable age, based on similarities this one has with one that belonged to my grandmother, who was teen/young adult in...
Seems like nothing for sale is being represented as any newer than the 19th century. but who knows if sellers all have it right. This was...
Your Lamant is as weird as mine: [ATTACH] The primary figure on yours appears to be Urania, Muse of Astronomy, or so she's always called, but...
It's Mary Magdalen. Often called the Penitent Magdalen, in contemplation, gazing at a crucifix. See cameo versions here:...
Think it could be Carnesecchi. The legibility of his signature is variable. [ATTACH]
Another argument in the Magdalen v. Virgin question is that the figure is wearing her hair unbound & uncovered: typical of Mary M.; V. Mary only...
It seems to me that sometimes people pass up bee jewellery because they think it is a fly. The hinge & clasp look to me like high quality late...
[IMG] The imagery is a little scrambled, as more modern cameo scenes tend to be. This is kind of a cross between Cupid and Erato, Muse of Erotic...
Then it's an egg with scutes arranged just like a turtle's shell. :) We may or may not be singling out the same item, although I'm thinking of...
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