The place name has been painted on, so the pietra dura plaque was made as a blank, suitable for use by any popular watering spot. Could have been...
This one looks like he's holding a broken conch-type shell, with the inner spiral exposed, although it also has somewhat the appearance of a...
That's what I thought I was seeing here: [IMG] and here: [IMG] I see now pages are more as I would expect them to be if taken from the...
He's meant to. Some versions of Pan are quite demonic, which may have been the inspiration for this guy.
I was struck by the color match too, but can't answer your question.
If these were pages taken from separate magazines, collected & bound into this one volume, they couldn't be like that. Page numbers also make no...
Think @Any Jewelry will have something to say about this one.
In the set with the birds, some of the pieces are pale blue, but others are more green. Your plate looks like this aqua color to me.
No doubt about it, sex sells. But then, they are called orchids.
That is the note from the Rev. Dr. Judson Smith mentioned at the start of 'To My Missionary Critics', so not as much of a deviation as it might...
To clarify, seller never says any of the four different types of orchids on the plates are cymbidium, only that grandfather grew them & ordered...
And don't forget 'Statement'.
I didn't know orchids were organized by tribes. Cymbidium may not have been completely off: Psychopsis Rafinesque 1835 Pronunciation:...
I'm less sure whether the 'opsis' part is rooted in Greek for eye, but the psych part is definitely from word for soul/spirit.
Seems a less likely choice for an American furniture maker than Liberty. Most depictions of Britannia have her in a helmet.
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Does not look the least bit like Jenny Lind. Lady Liberty may be right. It's at least closer: [ATTACH] This was sold as Jenny Lind. Can't...
Oh, I love stuff like that. A joke that fell flat: their word was cymbidium; yours is psychopsis (soul eye?). I'll take your word for it....
I'll take your word for it. :)
Brass & boar's teeth/tusks.
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