Plastic Ponytail Girl, she asks innocently? :angelic:
Unh-unh. The Calmady Children. See: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/numismatic-fraud-mystery.31383/ [IMG]
Carnelian/cornelian (basically orange chalcedony) shaped to look like a crystal point, but not a naturally grown crystal.
Just throwing these up as grist for your mill. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I learned the name Reverchon from the first one; you can just see it...
Hmm. I have no other examples that are so starkly white. Have to wonder if this isn't plaster of Paris, even though the depressions on the back...
Is what we see what Catawiki's got? Would want to see a better close up of the back. Dripstone cameos are sold as souvenirs of 2 types of...
Thank you, ma'am. You have to realize what a pleasure it is for me to have others with whom to share my obsessions! :)
@kyratango ?
Then the question remains. I can't tell which one was omitted.
OK. GreyLady, BarnBeatrice & BlueBeatrice are all molded. Because I'm seeing it as beneath, I'm seeing GreyLady as lava glass. BarnBeatrice is...
I've seen many versions of Beatrice, some more, some less faithful to the painting. Have never seen one that gets the angle of the head...
@Jivvy Help my depth perception problem: is the shinier streak on top of or below the more matte finish of GreyLady? [ATTACH]
Then not British or American.
Maybe because when the Civil War started, West Virginia was still part of Virginia?
Silver fineness of 800 also consistent with Italy.
New Old Stock. Something that is not new but was never sold retail; stayed in inventory somewhere. Unless you're doing medical coding, in which...
Fun fact to know & tell: The word 'porcelain' comes from an Italian word for a cowrie shell, 'porcellana', which means 'little pig'.
I do have this one in my files for cowrie/cowry shell pieces. In case not everyone realizes, this is very unusual in that carver elected to cut...
There's a bit of a morality theme going on. Slides may have been created independently but someone collected them to convey a message.
Wish my family had any lore half so interesting. How cool is grandma? :)
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