As for whether the Napoleonic insects were bees or cicadas, if you thought you were the bees knees & your family name was Bonaparte, wouldn't you...
Found on the Internet, I'm afraid. Having live turtles, I also have an assortment of decorative turtles & also love art glass, so, one for me....
One for me: [IMG]
This one is supposed to be Walter: [IMG] And I've run into a few by Gabriel Argy-Rousseau: [IMG] Hmmm. [IMG] [IMG]...
Are you OK?
Guessing that's the one she bought.
This is the other one: [ATTACH]
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I would rate these as better than crude, especially given how tiny they are & imagine they 'read' quite well from just a little distance.
Your instincts are correct: it is 'resin'. To add to the telltale signs, it is too flat.
It's possible the letters are arranged like many monograms, with the initial of the last name/word in the center. You may be looking for a BTA,...
Spent this past Sunday afternoon surrounded by Tiffany lamps. I'd have wanted this girl too. Amalric Walter work would be marked, I think....
They told me it was a requirement! Welcome, Dee Dee. :)
Could be lab grown rubies. They've been on the market for more than 100 years. Any time I see 'P' as part of a gold fineness mark, my mind goes...
Free association time. Thoughts on what this might say? It is the portrait of an older woman. Name could be hers or the cutter's. [ATTACH]
Bell Trading/Sunbell: https://nativeamericanjewelrytips.wordpress.com/2011/06/20/bell-trading-post-history-and-hallmarks/
I always hesitate to suggest readings because it tends to lock the mind, but for me the 'gestalt' is 'Composed & printed...' & what looks like...
Tiffin box?
This one is Whiting & Davis: [ATTACH] No idea about yours. 'Headband Girl' originated in W. Germany, as nearly as I can tell is still being...
Please stop forcing what isn't there. Although I do see how it gestalts that way at first glance. :)
Separate names with a comma.
