Mahogany? Byron?
Also called a fern stand. Certainly could be used for a small sculpture/bust too.
Thank you. :shy:
On the theme of not looking when you're on your way out of Hades, Orpheus leading Eurydice:...
Yes, there's a good chance that's who artist had in mind. As you say, she is typically indicated by butterfly wing(s) on her person or whole...
If it's lightweight wood I'd guess Italian.
Yeah, that one. So you call the period in which George IV was finally on the throne himself Regency too? More a stylistic term than a historical...
What was the period of William's reign called? No one ever mentions him. Guillian?
Can you give more indication of size? I can't make the conversion from size of fingers to size of shaker to size of 'tray'. Is there any chance...
I'd think the short years of Napoleon's reigns fall well within the period called Georgian in Britain. Or Regency, if you like. In cameos, they...
Pauline Borghese was born Pauline Bonaparte. The second figure strikes me as being out of the Napoleonic court, or that era.
I love this so much, I feel only the slightest twinges over its being ivory. (It's a good sized cross section.) An auctioneer would describe it...
Didn't realize from original post that they were shakers & thought the handle was more parallel to the ground, not tilted that way, So does look...
Yes. This is ivory: [ATTACH]
Exactly. Ivory is heavier than Celluloid of the same size. Part of me is wondering if it is trompe l'oeil. You should see what Piat Joseph...
Pauline may be on ivory. The other is also some famous beauty.
Welcome, Kathy. The old crocks here will do their best to help.
Knife rests?
I'm seeing potential for an inkstand. Does the piece that sticks out on the under plate part have a trough that could be a pen rest? Can we see...
Welcome, Heather. We can always use another neuron in the collective brain. We're going to have need of you sometimes. By 'some' do you mean a...
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