Maybe the reason is that it's invisible?
Seems we usually use 'medal' for an award; medallions can be commemorative, portraits/tributes, or just decorative. Our lady may have been made...
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This one is IDed as Samson. Doubt they would make 2 versions....
Have you tried searching for Vulcan figurines?
This is grainy because I enlarged such a tiny bit of the picture. The monogram from a pic of another specimen of this brooch. [ATTACH] Good on...
Hop Art.
[ATTACH] I see a monogram in which T is prominent. I don't really see a B. My eyes are playing tricks. Sometimes I see it as TE & sometime as...
Me too, for pretty much the same reason. I enjoy myself most when I'm most lucid.
Trying to remember when using ribbon this way was a thing. 90s? This may be home crafted rather than commercial.
Any idea how long your MIL had them?
Welcome, John. It's always nice & usually informative when someone comes along with a personal connection to a posted item. Honey Week sounds sweet.
I'd like to watch the guy getting the lids back on those tiny baskets.
Welcome DigCinciHIstory. What are your criteria for a keeper? Myself, I would have a hard time parting with them, particularly the calla lily...
You got a better crop of results from Google than I did using 'calla lily jardiniere -vase' I've been very disappointed with Google these days....
What about it makes you think it is obsidian & not black onyx?
Nice cat bed. :cat::D
I would call it an epergne.
The ring could be a cross section of antler with silver decoration.
Real what deal? Panel blanks are real MOP.
Separate names with a comma.