Make that gaterie.
Addendum to the above (my picture allowance was spent). These 'Danbiere' boxes feel very sturdy and the walls are quite thick. However, I...
That makes huge sense. Dieppe was a major ivory carving center. When it comes to cameos in ivory, I see more that come from France than from any...
T.P. Danbiere Paris trinket or ring boxes marked on bottom. [ATTACH] These are made of a translucent resin that hopeful sellers describe...
I wrote it. I'm known on CW as cameosleuth. I used to post there quite a bit more, then I found this joint. Now I check in to see if anyone...
Welcome, Daniel. I believe, although cannot be 100% certain, that this is a portrait of an actual person. If it is, then likely to be a forebear...
It is a cameo portrait. It is ivory. Looks like it may formerly have had a pin assembly attached vertically directly into the ivory. [ATTACH]
And here I was thinking Walter Raleigh.
Knowledge both helps protect you from wasting money on things that will not live up to their billing & sometimes enables you to recognize a...
What we're learning here is that none of these pieces are antique, regardless of any dates written on them.
Yes, I've seen the bois durci hypothesis. Did not realize it had become rampant. I probably would have let it slide as one more...
The material used for the background of the lady with her bird is more crystalline and less resilient than that employed for Nouveau Lady, whom I...
The coloring of these cameos appears so naturalistic and the image has such strong appeal, it is understandable why they so often are mistaken for...
I do believe this is highly unlikely. So you are telling us that while the board that surrounds it is wood, the part that looks like carved...
Have you ever seen anything, no matter how old, in a museum display that was covered in dust like this? It matters how it is cleaned. It also...
I'm just getting started; there is so much more to go. I have very little hope of ever getting to the bottom of who made these, but I may be able...
You tag a moderator & ask, but I think it is fine here. People who know wood furniture are the ones who may have something to say about this.
It helps us if you tell us anything you already know, such as how you are sure it is very old & how/where you acquired it.
I should get you to edit your post to add 'Spoiler Alert' to the start of your post. Plaques with that design are what link the whole line of...
The pebbled frame was not the only one used. [ATTACH] Sometimes it is possible to see how these cameos would look when the edges are not...
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