There's a Mouhé signature that is strictly cursive & another that is closer to printing. Think I'm at 100% that there are at least 2.
Based on the fact that DeMolay is a fraternal organization for boys that feeds into the Masons, the way Rainbow Girls leads to Eastern Star.
I've replied. :) OK, everyone, after seeing this photo, what advice did I give KSW? [ATTACH]
I figured, but quoting it did a good job of expressing my speechlessness. :)
@Kalindu You are asking us to help you made a decision about whether they are worth buying. There are things to consider photos do not address....
What KSW said!!! I'm just getting going for the day. Not sure I can take the shock! I feel let down by the BnF for not producing this one in a...
Ooh, she's really pretty, Ariadne. Can't really make a decision about what she is & what she might be worth from the one photo. Really need to...
Some resemblance to Maltese marks: http://www.silvercollection.it/DICTIONARYEUHALLMARKMALTA.HTML
Do a number of them say DeMolay on them? Shooting/riflery club/team? One shown belonged to some kid who was a member of a Masonic organization...
He may have been one of the most famous gem engravers of his day, but Forrer did not pick him up, even though the cameos appear to be hardstone....
Except it looks like the silver plaque is in the style of a Russian Orthodox icon. Is there some reason an adherent of that faith couldn't have...
:singing: Oxidation, can be fun... :singing::singing::singing:
@bluumz Love that you changed your avatar. @Jivvy Afraid country idyll scenes, no matter how complicated, rarely reach me. Sometimes they...
It was the lack of a period/full stop after Mons + the existence of places (on the moon anyway) that are Mons ____ that created the confusion.
No, I just got back & was about to say the same. It would be more usual to write it as M. Bouvallet; maybe they were trying to avoid confusion...
Can't believe @komokwa didn't wade in on this one.
At least we took the plunge.
No, but it has tanked. :rolleyes:
"Bellum" just means "war", as in "antebellum", so not a goddess, an allegorical figure.
The question remains: why does it need 2 handles? The assumption that it needs 2 is probably faulty; it simply has 2.
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