What kind of flower is it?
The beads look like glass to me. The belly dancer jingly thing a souvenir of that one wild night.
We've seen a fob like this recently that also had a homemade look. The watch was worn in a breast pocket instead of at the waist.
Guessing it is a tawiz.
We just had some info on mesh purses here: Perfume Passage Newsletter - A Tale of a Purse - Information regarding purses c.1890s to c.1940s This...
Something needed by the three blind mice?
Good job with the photo. It encourages me toward stone. Cool to have something so old. :)
Just Venus & Cupid cavorting. Very unusual shape. Marcasite & 800 silver setting is Italian, c. 1930s. Pretty little thing. :)
My work here is done. :D
For future reference, conventional depictions of Socrates have him quite, although not absolutely, bald, with a turned up little snub nose. He...
Alabaster was my thought too for the main piece under discussion. The hind legs are very feline. I see a lion or dragon lion, slinkier than the...
Without seeing it in person I can't tell about the material. Stone is my first impression; closer examination opens the possibility of glass....
This is so detailed that I think if the modeler had meant the reptile to be a lizard the scales would have been indicated, so I vote salamander....
Think they do the real grip of a master mason on Vulcan.
Then it's not dyed.
The eye is a major clue. Seems like Asian carvers are great at picking up on western styles but when it comes to eyes they stick with what they...
Don't know why I thought this - wasn't fully awake. Think I went from gimmel to gimbal to swivel. Still think the cameo could be Roman, maybe...
Contemporary, Chinese carving. Have seen this kind of mount on Italian pieces but in this case suspect also Chinese.
Fede or dextrarum iunctio. A sign of loyalty, faithfulness, concord. Worn by soldiers and the married. When used as a wedding ring, it might...
Anyone else agree they are freshwater pearls?
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