Thank you @Figtree3 & thank you @IvaPan The bear is beautifully rendered; you can tell this is a high quality item.
Think first might be imperial & second Soviet. @Figtree3 ?
Thorvaldsen, Winter & Autumn. https://kataloget.thorvaldsensmuseum.dk/en/results?theme[]=Theme&theme[]=Time&theme[]=Times+of+the+Year
Maybe for 2 pairs, near & far?
[IMG] Opals look flat to me.
Cornelian/carnelian, a variety of quartz.
I think it's glorious, even if it was not in the luxury goods class in its day.
I can only speak to US fashions, but I can't see your necklace having been new here any later than the 1950s, &, with the aurora borealis beads,...
I know the etsy one claims 1960, but in 1960 anything coming here from there would have said Made in W. Germany. Think it's safe to say this was...
Opal was not the only unusual stone Schmidt worked with. See: https://gem-a.com/gem-hub/gem-knowledge/cameos-natural-history-museum-london Our...
[IMG][IMG] We are going to need more & better pix with details in focus. The term for the larger chain that goes around the back of the neck is...
You need a subscription to see hammer price....
Schmidt did incredible things with difficult stones. As Ms. Barber said, most of his work is not signed, so these days every last opal cameo gets...
Following bluumz's lead, a search for d'oreldo ware found this encomium:...
For stick incense? That 3 shape looks like part of om & flowers might be stylized lotuses.
That can't be good for your overall health. How in the world did you get through peak covid staffing needs?
Good to have you back with us, sorry to hear about your injury. And crushing, one of the worst things. When I smashed up my face, some of the...
Some version of Lives of the Saints in German. Beyond that... @Figtree3 ?
Thank you for that. Do you know whether pieces that actually are solid silver were marked differently in any way? I just bump into the pendants...
No help with your problem, but adding to info above, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Breveté_SGDG
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