Altered. I don't think this is a 'type'; Coro did not put it together this way. Convertible pieces usually allow you to wear the 2 parts...
There is the possibility the locket was not originally attached to the bow. They seem very different to me. Maybe Grama didn't like to wear...
Anything inside?
Think we should call you Duette. :) The locket could be gold filled. Is it completely unmarked?
They are abbreviations, in Russian. If you look at Russian icons of Mary with Child, you will see the same markings.
He's crying, so I would say it is Cupid rather than a cherub. A putto does not have wings. Industrial strength paperweight is all I can think of...
Those fabulous compacts were in the barn?!
Excellent! How wonderful that the model is not anonymous. From Wiki: Plusieurs versions de ce buste sont produites dont une présentée à Londres...
Thanks. He's definitely not to everyone's taste but I was intrigued by the honesty of the portrait & the change from portraits of English &...
A helmet it is. Heroes, except for Hercules & Odysseus, are portrayed in helmets most of the time. Mr. Left wears sort of a Phrygian cap. It's...
@KSW [ATTACH] Talkin' 'bout my guys. :singing:
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No blood? :yuck:
Welcome. The safer bet is that they are modern. There's such a huge industry in China & some of its neighbors in making fake antiquities, you...
Had to look up Zouaves & Trailleurs. Maybe. But could just be in the tradition of blackamoor themes in jewellery. Someone made a brooch of this...
I was wondering if it is bois durci.
It's the one word I know that fools people into thinking I know something about glass. :)
Linear arrangement of prunts? Doubt that's useful for searching, but does sort of describe the applied decoration on the sides.
Have you ever been any happier to have been wrong? :)
I can well imagine how you must miss it, but congratulations on having it showcased in the catalogue & the respectable price achieved. Hope it at...
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