No, I hadn't. Think you are spot on, so signet reads as something like Beware, don't let yourself get trapped. Still has to be from that part of...
What Kyra said. It was meant to be personalized, perhaps with a monogram.
Fascinating. Not sure Mamie would have been allowed to keep it. Think gifts from foreign parties are considered property of the Office of the...
Great find! I have not seen this composition before, but suspect there is a painting out there somewhere it was copied from. My best guess is...
Good Grief! She sure is ready to party. Like Holly, I thought it was a strange, badly balanced vase. Thank goodness Greg knew better. Feel...
Thank you, Houseful. It happens sometimes, to the consternation & annoyance of everyone who knows me. It leads to a volume of apologies needed.
The quality of the findings, the clasp & the hinge for the bail, is a tip off that whole piece is good quality. Shame about the traumatic...
A custom engraved signet for sure. Beware of what? I agree with Holly that it looks like an armadillo. The other bit suggests an oil drilling...
Very nice. The 3 Graces is definitely signed & more legible than usual, but afraid I don't recognize it.
Sorry, KSW & everyone. I got lost in my 1 bedroom apartment for several weeks. Now that I'm confined here I found my way back. Don't know if...
https://www.nationalarchives.gov.uk/education/resources/elizabeth-monarchy/the-great-seal-of-elizabeth-i/ Maybe another research/consultation...
A modern take on classical depictions of Venus/Aphrodite.
Think there will be additional comments & maybe other conclusions, but here's what I notice, all confirming my original age range. The C clasp &...
Oh, that one is just luscious. Has the auction ended yet? Would be interested to know what it tops out at. It's the way the face could just as...
I defer. Carver just took as much care with those striations as with the figures. If the piece is/was Giovanna Di Rosa's, I have no doubt of its...
As I said, a really interesting line of deliberation, with no 'right' answer. You have an investment in your finds just as I do in mine, so the...
I have put a great deal of time, effort & money into acquiring the knowledge I have that sometimes enables me to spot an overlooked treasure....
This is an interesting thread. I don't do metal detecting, but if I were in the same situation & thought there were any hope of returning the...
From what I can tell, 'BulganLumini' claims only to have made the picture, not the cameo, & that the pink color is part of the manipulation that...
We come here to learn how not to be sellers like that. Seller acquired chain at a price that made a $2 resale profitable. Mark was there for...
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