It's a track I don't mind going off on. :)
Adding swirls to the background and leaving a rim of white around the edge are characteristic touches of Italian work starting in the 20s, when...
It did until that last bit. It was no doubt assembled of 2 & maybe 3 separate pieces. Guess the other way to put the question is whether or not...
Yeah, resin is just sort of code for plastic of unspecified, non-brand name type. Used now routinely for modern plastic.
I can attest that the state of ornithology on cameos is deplorable, as is the knowledge of many people selling them. Can't tell you how many...
If that's a gold fineness mark, first time I have ever seen gold jewellery made of 9K.
Me too. Still think it's a forerunner of modern day 'resin'.
There's an enormous difference between an estimate of 'replacement value for insurance purposes' & how much you would pay today for a comparable...
Screams resin.
I agree the mark looks like it is for 925/sterling the cabochons look like turquoise to me, although may have been 'stabilized' or otherwise...
It's an unusually good appraisal for a jeweller; at least this one correctly IDed the cameo as shell. (You laugh only because you haven't seen...
[IMG] A woman embraces the carrier pigeon which brought her a letter. Painting by Miklós Barabás (1843)
Using 'dove' to search seems to get closer than 'bird' does.
[IMG] Pigeons will put up with a lot.
I knew I probably couldn't get my edit in before original post was corrected. This place is so darn speedy!
Main branch of NYC Public Library? Edit: Nope. Patience & Fortitude are recumbent, not standing.
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http://www.journal18.org/issue7/on-girls-and-birds-the-structure-of-aesthetic-feelings-c-1800/
Chances are he never saw the original, or certainly didn't sit in front of it while making the cameo. I have to think that all the cameos that...
That boy is going to grow up to be a serial killer, mark my words.
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