EBay has some new lulus today. *Miracle survival ring from 1830's Georgian Era ..! *Museum/Showroom type of rarity, absolutely gorgeous cameo...
It occurs to me that another reason to think this would be for hair rather than hats is the gold shaft. The head on a hatpin might be gold, but...
Suffragettes were forbidden to wear pins over a certain length to rallies, something that way. It wasn't a universal limitation.
Another one seen with great frequency, but hasn't remotely caught up with Headband & Ponytail Girls. Not quite high art, but a sweet gift for a...
Another cameo savant: Antique Cameo Pendant [ATTACH]
A large one of hash smoke?
DING! DING! DING! I'm assuming what the seller was showing in that blurry photo of the back is the 'Made in Germany' mark, 'cause it sure ain't a...
Seven inches is too short for the type of hatpin needed to anchor those great big creations of the early part of the last century, while the ones...
Would 'turf guide' be the term?
I don't really know about these things, of course, but, does the pendant of a bat with endearingly large ears look like a 2-nostril coke spoon to...
No, I think of her as headband girl. But she & Ponytail Girl are quite possibly the most widely reproduced cameos of our time. It's the wee...
Yep. Some idea when it was made?
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And what do my students think of this one? ANTIQUE 18K CAMEO BROOCH PENDANT HARDSTONE RARE LATE 1800’s Made In Germany US $200.00 [ATTACH] [IMG]
Hair ornament more probably correct, as this is jewellery, from an age when any female over the age of 16 wore her hair up.
The outlines definitely look right.
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If we were familiar with the story, everything in the scene would be telling us who he is. Hunter seems more likely than soldier.
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