Mountain Lion is very important to the Zuni, Guardian of the North, a powerful animal &, unlike frogs & butterflies, a traditional fetish. This...
I don't consider those silly, except maybe trading cards or Hot Wheels when they're bought new on some assurance that they're 'collectible' & are...
She's a lovely bacchante. Very nice use of the color layers & like the way the bodice of her dress resembles large petals. Probably dates 1920 -...
Some symbols are clearly runes: [IMG]
#s 86 & 87, under Carpenter's Company, make the main body of your seal. Since both masons & carpenters use a square, not surprising there would...
The Poussin is entirely symbolic, using tropes from classical mythology: Chronos playing the music for the endless wheeling dance of the Seasons;...
Sometimes her switch gets stuck in the ON position.
I love Victoria too. A favorite movie is another Fellowes confection: Gosford Park.
It was complete luck that she had her own reason for being in the area at the same time I was there. She was residing in a different state at the...
A Bacchic scene for comparison: [IMG] https://artuk.org/discover/artworks/the-triumph-of-bacchus-72637
Note the flowers on the ground: [IMG] http://www.artnet.com/artists/flemish-school-1718/dancing-graces-FM9-7iyJC7DGWmbJSkJVzA2 I wouldn't place...
[IMG] https://www.dorotheum.com/en/l/6002763/
Not really related, but amusing: https://publicdomainreview.org/collections/the-egg-dance-from-peasant-village-to-political-caricature/
A.K.a., Colonial Williamsburg. An additional thought on the imagery: if the dancers were completely lost to Satanic forces, think their hair...
My dad's second wife collected this sort of thing & had 2 (incomplete) GWTW sets. Think she sensed my lack of enthusiasm & stopped sending me...
They didn't know & I wasn't sure. A photo of the edge made me think there might be layers. Think I made an offer on the grounds that I really...
It wasn't until I was headed home that I realized why Lady Bagshaw seemed familiar. In real life she is married to Mr. Carson.
Thank you. I will take that as a promise (that you will show us) & hold you to it. :):joyful:
Taking a rubbing might also clarify that second letter.
Well, auctioneers' fine print tends to come down to caveat emptor. Probably that is how the consignor has represented it; they're letting you...
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