The painting is by Jacques-Louis David. As for the porcelain... Does appear to be a desk accessory; when was there last demand for such things?
It isn't helping me, but maybe someone else will see with fresh eyes: [ATTACH]
When you're a prince, they make you take music lessons. A music lesson that ended badly is a famous episode in the life of Hercules. (Google...
David thought so: [IMG]
Why in the first place? And then, looks to me as though some attempt was made to secure it in the mount after it fractured. Why? And again I...
14K, words fail. [IMG]
[IMG] Victorian 14k YGold Double Strand Cameos & Fancy Dome Link Drape Necklace
[ATTACH] Even enlarged I can't read most of it, except 'Hand Painted' & 'Japan.'
'Piano babies'.
That was the confounding factor with Silz/Schmoll. I'm inclined toward a flourish.
Had to explore, of course, as it's a plausible reading. KPM: [IMG] [IMG] This one too: [IMG] The Phrygian cap on the lyrist raises another...
Easy question first, yes, it is helmet shell. There is no agreed upon name for this type of cameo, although they are quite common. Because they...
Took me a moment to realize you probably mean the 'ostrich', since there are satyresses. I thought it might be a goat skin, a perfectly...
When I don't recognize a subject, it nags at me. Boudicca with an ostrich trying to hide behind her? [ATTACH]
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I can't decide whether to ask or to pretend I know. This is the only usage with which I am familiar. A wild guess - parasite?
Ampyx, sphendone, sakkos, taenia, occipite...other things worn on the head. :eek:
I'm liking this suggestion even more than lamp part. :)
Society for Creative Anachronism. :)
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