I'll hazard mid-70s for time in fashion.
I think it is more likely they are conch shell than angel skin coral. The shade of pink is wrong for coral.
Anderson?
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Are crossed keys for Papal States? Or have they been used by others?
Working it out relieved my epistemic distress over why this cameo, given to the V&A by its maker, James Ronca, is identified as Psyche [ATTACH]...
Very nice hardstone cameo, with only the teeniest, tiniest ding to the bridge of the now, which no one is going to notice. Noses on stone cameo...
Libras are known for liking pretty things, but not for moderation. :)
Picture a 5 year old spending every recess time picking out the prettiest bits from the fine gravel in the kindergarten playground, who thought it...
Why cameos what?
In my collection, the cameo with the most lavish setting came from an auction of Texas unclaimed property. I wrote it up for Collectors Weekly:...
Afterthought: you could do the same thing with plain chain, running the pin through 2 links, just not too low down or it would tilt.
I recently got complimented on my necklace from a couple of strangers in an elevator when I took a tip from @kyratango & pinned a cameo brooch...
It does not take more than a few years for findings that are anything but gold to start looking aged. After 10 years they could just as well be...
I feel I know exactly what the finish on this dinnerware is like but haven't a clue what to call it or who would have made it. Satin?
Just as a generality, the presence of bead caps does not by itself rule out a craft project as they are readily available. Something I look for...
We had Melmac plates for everyday use when I was growing up. (For @Any Jewelry You use them on Mackinac Island while wearing your Mackintosh.)
Send it to kyra; she does marvels with aluminum foil. :D Seriously, I think it was probably originally a pearl, & no doubt you will be able to...
Artificially brightened but no color alteration: [ATTACH] For me the color is not inconsistent with specimens IDed on the Internet as Eilat...
Eilat stone is this sort of thing, a mixture of minerals, but similar rock can be found in locations other than Israel. If origin is unknown,...
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