Bacchanalian scenes. Female figures are called bacchantes (or maenads in Greek). Because depictions differ, I'm not sure whether the artist had...
Probably about right. It's new enough not to distinguish between "s" in the middle of a word and "s" at the end.
I can't imagine using this outdoors except perhaps on a covered patio/porch; it doesn't seem meant to survive weather. Since the vibe they are...
If I'm identifying the right stuff as the dust in question, rather looks like fibers that could have come from edges of matte.
I actually did think that we had seen the Louet name before, then somehow managed not to find it in a search of the site, only Jouet in connection...
I've bought the bulk of my stuff on eBay over the years. When listings had an option Print This Page I was printing out the info & have big fat...
She's spectacular. If the gemstones are real, I can see why she hammered where she did. Surprised Drouot estimated her so low. I only have a...
Can anyone help identify the author?
That is one of the major reasons I started the thread, to broaden awareness of what a cameo can be. Always nice to hear it's working. :)
I can't see this as ivory. It's a good fake, but the surface texture puts me off: [ATTACH] Also can't see real ivory set in a base metal box...
No apology needed. Since I collect cameos, I enjoy seeing your vase/urn.
The USS Maryland inscription may be more like Remember the Alamo!. Honor to the memory of those who died & a reminder of why you're fighting.
It's not you, it's them. But description says this vase is a truncated cone shape & no mention of a Bacchic scene on the body, so very different...
They're not going to share any expertise or spend time & effort on an item they can't/won't sell, so first they decide if an item makes the cut....
Catawiki is an on line resource, a bit like Worthpoint.
Church altarpiece?
Ever since first seeing this guy's listings on eBay I have worried that his work would slip on to the secondary market without provenance attached...
A handful of years ago I had to communicate with this organization in the matter of a cameo being represented as Victorian that I recognized as...
If it's possible to use the toggle bar in connection with some part of the fob to close the chain into a circle, I would suggest this has been...
With those snaky bits coiling off, it would be tempting to see the figure on the glass intaglio as Medusa, but other elements indicate the grain...
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