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You did not need to be important to get a good shell cameo portrait of yourself, you just needed the money & to know where to find a good...
I thought it was a paper knife. Would a nurse need a pincushion ready to hand?
I can see how it might work in that capacity. I can also think of ways it might not work.
Yes, they probably are. Conceivably something like Celluloid.
I have been saying for several years that the cameo market has gone wonky. The prices being asked for mediocre pieces are absurd. Part of the...
Most of these were probably commissioned by ordinary citizens with a bit of money:...
https://poshmark.com/listing/German-Silver-Vintage-Evening-Mesh-Purse-5c0aa7306a0bb76acdec63db
Or maybe not. https//www.ebay.com/itm/174657214148
These chain handles are very distinctive & I have seen the name of the maker somewhere, sometime, but darned if I can remember. I have one in a...
Uncomfortable footstool?
Definitely like whistles or organ pipes. The 4 notes together may have made a very pleasing sound, like a harmonica.
For age, do you actually mean late 1800s (late 19th century)? Looks pretty good for something from the 1700s (18th century).
Think of it as Egyptian factory art.
I imagine that when one worker paints the same scene repeatedly, they become faster at it than we think. Or they may do it as a production line,...
Very clever. Will keep in mind. Are the ladies from fashion magazines? (Shows you what I know.)
Post impressionist, maybe.
The Four Beauties come to mind.
I admire the way you don't let these conditions stop you.
And so we gain another well known member.
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