But you don't even get any handwriting.
First of January & my new old calendar is all ready to go, taking over from a Tiffany glass one. Thank you so much. I feel singularly postally...
Very pretty. Agree on the dating. Nice that the initials are so legible; too bad I don't know who AZ is. The letters are acid etched. Merry...
That was my thinking about the feet, that this piece was designed to sit over some type of brazier. A culture that could make this could do...
The very odd feet make me wonder if this piece isn't meant to sit on top of another vessel or on a frame.
My cameras are Fujifilm Finepix. Think not made anymore. I asked a couple of sellers from whom I was a regular buyer what camera they used to...
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I have done very well with & paid much less for the 2 pre-owned cameras I have bought on eBay. It is only 2 because after years of good service a...
Could be bronze. What else did you learn from your grandmother? How did she acquire it? Why did she believe it was for cosmetics?
Could be that silver pens modeled to look like bamboo were a thing.
Nostalgie de la poo?
What changed your mind? It looks more like a pen than like a spear to me.
They look more like labradorite now. The gold running through the beads seems to be the source of the oranginess.
In some respects it reminds me of the vase the pros IDed for me as Brush amaryllis: Ceramic Vase - What Did I Buy? In my limited familiarity...
Thank you. She's similar to the Mouhé on the previous page; both French from around the same time. I'm starting to have a feel for these French...
Reverchon was at his peak activity 1860 - 1880.
Could be opal. Are those oranges & yellow there all the time or a lighting artifact?
This just in from France, Ceres, by François Joseph Charles Reverchon, graveur. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What goes around... Just saw an eBay listing for a micromosaic frame that reminded me very much of one I have. Seller showed FAP mark & IDed as...
I'm in the Celluloid or similar camp. I don't see any signs of ivory or bone. The floral beads are very similar to the ubiquitous flowered...
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