Definitely purpose built for something. How deep is the compartment with the dividers?
No good cameos. :(
If 'du' were Jesus, God, etc., would it have been 'Du' instead of 'du'? Not familiar with German conventions on this matter.
Are you sure it's pewter? Looks like a brass colored metal under the pewter color. Might be silvered.
Think first word of signature is actually the Latin fecit, indicating it was made by C. Waschman, if we're reading it correctly. Of course Google...
Yugo y Estrella, I think.
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This is one I've had for some years now, also with a signature that appears perfectly legible, or almost. What do the rest of you see? The...
OK, could have put this with the problem children in the cameo signature thread, but she's also a new acquisition so I'll show, & maybe you'll...
That fish hook shaped tongue belongs with a traditional pearl clasp. The tongue for this one should be more like this:...
I had a friendly relationship with one seller, from whom I bought the Reverchon Perseus cameo. After I pointed out that a netsuke she was selling...
That very brief article did cite some incidents that suggest Princess Michael still has a rather patronizing, colonizing power attitude & is...
Does the clasp work properly on the coral beads? The 2 sides don't look like they belong together.
What do the German words with the music say?
Coral & lapis lazuli. The gold elements could be gold filled; no way to know from photos if no marks.
She didn't snarl at you & tell you to mind your own business? Amazing!
I long ago learned to assume a decent box in a photo was probably not part of the deal, although if the item interests me otherwise, I do check...
Careful where you wear it! https://www.harpersbazaar.com/celebrity/latest/a14481097/princess-michael-of-kent-racist-brooch/
In the one photo my eye/brain want to make something recognizable, but if a silver mark of some type, not one I know. [ATTACH]
Most of the cartouches are the wrong shape.
Separate names with a comma.
