The 2 figures might be Sirens.
It looks like Lionel Mathien to me.
I didn't expect to be right.
The high quality of the Sault spoon surprises me. Someone either was mightily impressed by the locks or had enough money not to care. It's not...
I think it's a deliberate feature of the design, to make it more comfortable around the neck.
I wouldn't trust it for a minute. Making fake antiquities is a big industry in China.
It has happened to me many times that I have been frustrated in the search for some item that I can picture in my mind, only to find eventually...
Agree.
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Another Lamant:...
Not as many as you might think. This is the only one I have in my records. Modern, pleased to say it is not mine: [ATTACH]
You think correctly. This one of mine is in lava: [ATTACH]
I'm with komo, the way the clasp & pin are affixed directly into the material is characteristic of brooches made of an organic material.
This one looks like a weirdly conceived caduceus to me, but I expect there are images out there of him with a full grown staff. The rooster is...
I can certainly see how it could be Mercury/Hermes, the hint of what could be his petasos around the head (or is he just a blond?) He's not...
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This looks home made. I wouldn't count on the clasp being gold of any kind.
Could be tourmaline.
Friedman
15 x 13 what?
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