He's a one-off, or I hope he is. His work is easy to recognize. However, auctioneers in the world outside of eBay are unaware of his existence &...
From what I have observed, experimenting with my UV flashlight (always pointed away from me & the cats), aiming it at a wide variety of materials,...
I watched it for Patrick McGoohan.
Or both minds have seen Braveheart?
The guard chain does appear to be an addition or to have been reattached.
The Met put the jugate cameo of Charles & Phillip on the cover of the monograph by James Draper, Cameo Appearances, which was written in...
Where it belongs. Crudely cut, no matter the stone.
Your cameo is based on the Antinous Braschi, the one I posted, not the Antinous Mondragone. Mondragone: [IMG] Braschi: [IMG] Most jewellers...
It's very yellow for any prehnite I have seen. I agree that it is something soft like soapstone or one of the alabasters.
To me too. Have you tried checking with UV light?
Someone must have been brokenhearted to lose this, but you did what you could to restore it to the owner.
It is lovely & she's a he. The brown is just the next layer of stone.
Wish it had fallen into mine. Surprised it is in such a humble setting. It is a hardstone (agate) cameo of Antinous, the companion of the...
Check out post #5 & subsequent.
I keep thinking her braids are wrapped around her neck.
https://www.worthpoint.com/worthopedia/pair-19th-mythological-12-samson-537291273 " Both figures have the Edme Samson blue crossed swords mark to...
Samson Triumph of Apollo. Seller says XVIII century. Rather different with all that gold. Mark also said to be in gold....
https://www.proantic.com/en/display.php?mode=obj&id=595785
Before I looked more closely, I assumed they were black. 'French jet'. Purple is the color women wore when they were starting to come out of...
It's agate, chalcedony that formed in layers. Hey Cousin Bou!
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