Last letter looks like 'z' to me.
Agree with OBB about the likely age, & looks to me like the kind of artisan made item found at crafts shows. After having once gone on line to...
The other symbol looks like an A to me.
I was thinking this is a good candidate for kyratisation.
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This one has more in common with other images I have put up of carousing putti. This trio is not quite so raucus, more enjoying fruits of the...
My guess is that it is a quiver of arrows. There are lots of scenes of cupids/geniuses playing at hunting or going bird's nesting.
Just 'ball chain' I think.
They are indeed. :)
You need to be aware of this: https://www.cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/byne-s-disease You also need to be aware that the recommended...
I think you may as well. I wouldn't use white paper, something off-white - cream, but wouldn't worry about finding vintage paper. If you're in...
No, you are correct, they are not Rebecca & Eliezer, although there is a strong probability the scene is Biblical. I maintain a folder of...
I did wonder if it was glazed. This poor thing has got the worst of it in the battle against air & humidity. Was it already in this state when...
There's something about the look of the ring the clasp attaches to that makes me think the bracelet was made in the last 20 years, even if lobster...
What a curious piece. It's lava-like, but wondering, even though it does not have the characteristic indentation on the back, if it is not one of...
That one looks like Lizzie.
I should have been more specific. I plead having written it at some silly hour when I should know my brain does not work well. Lecollectioneur...
If I could edit it, I would tweak my post to be more specific: those are ways a shell cameo can be mounted. The great majority of hardstone...
Frozen Charlotte?
R. Hearn?
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