What do you ask for these days?
I feel like it's a knockoff of an original by Bulgari, something that way.
Am I following: the hollow ball is the clasp?
This is in the same league, IMO: [IMG] http://www.ebay.com/itm/382900437502
Think this is the explanation for Basil's carrying a picture of the Madonna & Child: An older tradition connects with Saint Basil the transfer to...
I saw that one. Glad you chased down the meaning of the book. It's a good maxim, but not scripture. It was Peter the Great who did away with...
My head is reeling from all this saintliness. Are you asking about the age of the ivory plaques or the jugate cameo you showed us. He who? Too...
Until that blasted Jivvy got on the case. Both Basil of Ryazan & Mitrofan of Voronezh were bishops of their respective locations, so both...
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You were quite right, Calvary symbol. Basil is the best match & one of the big names.
What did they think of the bus driver? And did you share the proceeds?
Celluloid & Bakelite, or other similar plastics with different brand names.
This guy is highly variable, but this is one version of St. Basil: [IMG] Your guy does look like he's holding a Bible with a picture.
Picture Hillary & What'sHisName debating: confronted.
Not keys? Edit: Cross, spear, nail or hammer, stylized Golgotha?
Think not strong enough if curtain had any weight, & liable to decay with exposure to sunlight.
My immediate reaction was glass. It's quite chipped & abraded on the long edge you've shown us. Can't imagine your mother was particularly hard...
Maybe he couldn't get enough. I know nothing of IOOF, but Masonic orders have a religious component in their rituals.
No, but might sell quite well to collectors. :)
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