The people who actually know watches will correct me if necessary, but think the 11 jewels you cannot see would also be tiny rubies. I love that...
The first lab grown rubies came onto the commercial market in 1909. They were small, & used mainly in watches. I suppose 1909 is 'more recently'...
And what, pray tell, are the duties of Marriage State?
Where does the author come down on the question of to marry or not to marry?
This is similar except both testaments: http://www.ebay.com/itm/254142810751
Unusual proportions. Maybe meant to carry in a pocket?
I keep picturing un chien du pain.
I love things like this. When I used to shop a large used book store regularly, I would now & then find some old manual pertaining to sexuality...
Travelers, merchants & thieves. Not surprising gamblers are in there too.
Stop! My sides are starting to hurt. :kiss::kiss:
No, but they may have been using lab grown color change sapphires. Certainly there is a lot of 1940s Egyptian jewellery using them. I have a...
I would guess late 50s, 'guess' being the operative word.
With the sorts of things I most often buy & occasionally sell, cameos & intaglios, unless you have a professional photography set up & know how to...
@daveydempsey This post was about a spam post, which our valiant Davey has removed.
They are still a blue red, rather than a yellow red. Other beads/crystals used are glass. Most of the time you don't see modern pieces use a mix...
Yeah, ivory, the resin substitute. :(
Beautiful! When you get them cleaned up, will you show us? And can I put them on my Pinterest boards for ivory? I could see they were figures...
'Full size' always, please. [IMG]
I'm not bothered by swirls vs. layers; carnelian does not always occur as part of an agate. It is that pinkish, cranberry color I find...
Sniped by AJ, not the first, or last, time. Now I'm cracked up too. Help, emergency kyratisation team! My favorite bit too, although snout,...
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