I agree entirely with bluumz. I have no doubt the cameo is shell. From what I can see of the mount probably 20th century; cameo itself looks...
See it has been sold. Are you the winner? I was going to add that I looked at it again & am still comfortable that it is shell. Curvature is...
It always makes me nervous when someone spends money based on my assessment from photos! Hope she meets or exceeds expectations when she arrives. :)
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Could be a Neapolitan carver. There must have been a ton of them. We found with 'Silz' that the downstroke creating the look of a z was a flourish.
She has the strong features the Greeks considered beautiful in both men & women. No ski-jump noses for them. She looks like shell to me, very...
Thank you, Madame. French costume helps make the diagnosis of dripstone. :kiss::kiss:
One to watch. http://www.ebay.com/itm/114557614039 Listing up for less than a day. Already 4 bidders have placed 21 bids, taking price from .99...
The crossed shepherd's crooks are the symbol of a pastor or guardian. I do not recognize the decoration as Masonic, but there are so many...
I don't know, but you asked:
The Odd Fellows are another fraternal organization.
Sorry, don't recognize it & can't find a name that's a good fit for it in the lists of cameo makers in the several guides to Rome I have in my...
Evidently this cameo cutter was really meant to be a hairdresser. [IMG]
A descendant of his has a massive web site devoted to the history of the family. I've bought pieces with about that much to go on. I bought the...
Welcome, Loki. (Or maybe I should be careful about that, Loki is a big troublemaker!) Would you please show us your cameo, front & back,...
Goes with Ouija boards & the Magic 8 Ball.
I would have to guess it is the later one just because of when charm bracelets were popular.
The W & P make it look almost like a chi rho. So either P or W starts the surname. W not used in Italian. I know. William Charles Poe, Edgar's...
What Raphael has finished painting: [IMG]
If it's like other pieces of his, the name is so lightly incised you can barely spot it. Lucky lighting to pick it up in photo. Not really to...
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