Stamped brass would be my thought. Love the vividness of the 'stone', which is assuredly glass.
Pearls really can be any shape. If not spherical, as most are not, they are termed 'baroque'. To the best of my knowledge, the molluscs from...
Not sure luthiers come cheap. Good luck.
We had something similar another time, with the Amati, Cremona label, & I showed it to a friend who plays viola. She said it was a decent student...
Another possibility is that it had a memento compartment, although it looks a bit small. Think micromosaic more likely than cameo.
Was the black onyx side of the spinner fob ever engraved?
The 'snake' has legs.
Perhaps a bit less snaky than some, but a classic Medusa nonetheless. The link at the bottom of this article leads to one at the Met that was...
Definitely not Tiffany, but very pretty.
[ATTACH] Weatherman? Or don't we need one?
Have you checked it with UV light to see how it reacts? I like it too, unusual.
Shalom to you too. :)
Thanks for giving it a try. If I had it in hand, I would be checking the line where the figure meets the ground along the edge with a loupe. I'd...
Something like that was my thought too. It takes 2 pegs to hold 1 of whatever it is.
That's the determination I'm trying to make. All a single piece of hardstone (pietra dura; banded agate; sardonyx) or shell glued to stone or...
The latter, is my feeling. Reminds me of: [IMG]
Looks like it got old enough that someone felt it could do with new paint.
From the front it looks like shell to me too, but from the back it looks like stone. If I had it in hand, I would want to examine closely the...
The Cupid & Psyche decoration does seem more appropriate for the boudoir, but...? The carver has abandoned convention by giving Cupid the...
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