It's what the world needs now... :)
Here's looking at you, kid: [IMG]
The word 'cameo' was in the title. Doesn't make that much sense in describing the vase, so obviously just a lure to hook me. I'm not seeing...
Wouldn't that be Rosemange, aka Mangy Rose?
Once in a while I do buy something other than a cameo, although I usually try not to buy anything that is going to take much more of my very...
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The Muse Urania, I do believe. She my have been holding a pointer.
Although I still don't know how reliable a reading taken on material surrounded by metal can be, I believe one somewhat below quartz is consistent...
So wouldn't being in such an enclosed mount affect the reading given by that kind of tester? I'm reading the pix as showing the piece has taken a...
Yes, cameos can be carved in anything, although translucent monochromatic stones are more often used for intaglios. Tests by what method?...
Hello, busryde. Are you interested in the genealogy of this particular piece, of ruby flash glass fair souvenirs, or...? Should I go right now &...
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That very round conchoidal fracture argues for glass. Quartz chips similarly, but not usually so neatly.
Maker of the cameo & maker of the clasp probably not the same company. A general tip: you never see that pebbled background on a hand carved...
I have bought a few & saved photos of others, more as examples of how they were worn, although if the cameo shows clearly, that's a plus. I think...
The cabinet has a mirrored back, so you are actually seeing a single egg & its reflection. However, I do have another smaller one that lives on...
I don't know, although have seen others that were similar. No halo - cutter may or may not have had a particular saint in mind. There are some...
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To bits seems to be where it's headed!
Oh. Mouhe, maybe? Check with her Jivness.
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