The central stone is some type of table cut, so not rose cut.
Good guidance from everyone. All pieces will be fine given a soak in water with a little dish soap & a brushing down with a soft toothbrush....
[IMG] I still see a laurel wreath, although no more olives. Does it have the same meaning in Asia? Or is there another kind of leaf that...
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Guess furniture becomes decorative arts when you can't actually use it, just have it around looking decorative. Wonder where he kept the bed.
As I think about it, shell seems to hold up better than hardstone when it comes to bits getting knocked off. Any time you're thinking about a...
I'm not sure what it is, but suspect if it went very high some bidders thought it was even older than that, possibly Renaissance, although the...
They say the rich are different. So is their stuff.
Ah! Thanks. Good to know. I knew a sterling teaspoon in the cup was a good way to cool off a cup of tea.
It looks very much like a resin candy box I had, now in the possession of Bookahtoo, that looked like carved wood but weighed a ton. @Bookahtoo...
And it probably had a cast of a genuine coin for the clasp, not something made up as here.
I'm willing to believe it is not plastic, even without the hot needle test that would have left a melted pinhole in the material if it had been...
Spelling difference here? That is a cabochon., no?
Hope in a while one of our doll people will look in & give an opinion on whether it is a dolls head or a little decorative item. The photo of the...
[ATTACH] John Flaxman's illustration for the Iliad. The Hours are his own touch. He invented a scene not in the saga of the Hours putting the...
The additional photos are still not very sharp or well lit, but it is not what I thought from the single photo you had to start with. It may not...
Welcome, Chris. It's molded something. Can we see the underside of the base?
I'd wear Christmas jewellery if it looked like this: [IMG]
I'm a little surprised Hollywood got it right. This is a cameo of Hera & Athena headed off to help the Greeks, led by a couple of the Hours (not...
Despite what it says, that is not Nero and P MAX is something you see on medals of popes. Here is Nero's coinage:...
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