Yeah, the classical gesture that means Go to your room, Right now!
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I don't find dragons so subtle as all that. Quick to anger, that they are.
Italian from the province of Treviso. That tri-color gold & the construction of the clasp scream Italy. May say Italia on it somewhere.
What's behind the doors on the sides?
Think I may like the zebra better. The cameo is by Elena Pistrucci, daughter of Benedetto. Cameo shows the mastery you would expect of someone...
Don't you know all that grunge guarantees it's a valuable antique? Not.
Isn't that a bit bizarre? Looks like flat sided bowl fits perfectly, but it blocks the sides where viewing is the best.
But they do sell seashells. (Tongue twister in English: she sells seashells...)
I'd say decor, which is sometimes art, sometimes not. Split the dinner. :)
How big exactly for the platform & height of sides from there up? Interesting that seller seems so confident it was made for a fish bowl....
I see Jean too, although, being American, I also see dear Gun.
It's another of those mind bogglers. The metal is not marked, but seller's assertion that it is gold may be correct. Why in the world waste gold...
OK, campers, if we were feeling like setting someone straight, what would we tell this seller, just based on photos of the front? [IMG] Vintage...
Looks dangerously top heavy for use as a candle holder. Is the well the right size for a taper?
I would have to go with the later end of the design period based on the departures from neoclassical norms of the figure in the medallion. The...
It's reading as ivory from here, but pix are not clear enough & close enough for a high level of confidence. It has not been used for smoking &...
I have been told they are also used for counting dots to check printing of images. I have several old magnifiers I think were for examining photo...
For me, drape, like a photographer might use.
Here's a cameo like yours with the back plate still on but brooch findings broken off. http://www/ebay.com/itm/383309693907 [ATTACH]
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