Hi, KSW, welcome to our little universe where the gods still walk the earth. As you recognize, yours is not a particularly valuable piece, but...
Bring it on. I & the other cameo fans here love to see new pieces. You can post it here, but may come to the attention of more of the cameo folk...
You are very welcome. Researching something like this is not much different from the investigations into cameo subjects I do so much of the time. :)
And we know nothing about the nature of the paint. That it doesn't adhere very well to polished ivory may point to some age. (Also nice that it...
Edward VIII coronation piece, I think: https://coinquest.com/cgi-bin/cq/coins.pl?coin=11820 [IMG] George VI: [IMG]
Suspect 'Florette' used greeting cards with Erté illustrations to make these.
In answer to your basic question: a 'fashion jewellery' necklace, which is only a ritual for some of us. Without any info on weight for size or...
The people who really know this stuff will be along, but think Sheffield. Date letters: https://www.925-1000.com/dlc_sheffield.html My first...
Every place the paint has come away & the focus is sharp enough to show it, I see color and grain consistent with elephant ivory. We wouldn't...
Bronwen has already had the pleasure of welcoming our new cameo lover in response to the lovely lava piece she has posted in the Show & Tell...
You're welcome. :) Cleaning of any type, even with plain water, runs the risk of removing dye in an uneven way. The pieces shown in this...
Thanks, Jivvy. That does bring out the strokes on the right side more clearly. And leaves me just as perplexed as ever. Seller thought it might...
Welcome, Lucida, to CA (Cameoholics Anonymous). Grab a cup of coffee & join in. You are correct that the clasp is 20th century, but everything...
It's the fact that each drawer appears to lock that makes me think druggist, although of course spices can also be highly valuable.
Yoohoo! Saphiret lovers @kyratango @evelyb30...
Apothecary's chest? https://www.pinterest.com/asellis55/antique-apothecary-medicine-chest/?lp=true
Presumably expanding, since he was also in NYC in 1923 or thereabouts. Maybe a job for his brother-in-law.
The pink I believe to be a dealer's mark: [ATTACH]
It's hard to disentangle the meaningful marks from the scratches. The blue outlines strokes I think are part of the signature; the green upstroke...
Some ideas of value & origin: http://www.ebay.com/itm/153344879789 http://www.ebay.com/itm/300910007854
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