It may have been gilt over pinchbeck.
I've never seen gold over copper, but gilt brass is common. May be this was a copper-heavy brass formula. Love how the seller admitted to being...
Just found this less than flattering account of him:...
It would have been this sort of thing: http://www.ebay.com/itm/202553264037 [IMG]
'Sushi', but think it used to be someone else, for many years.
I expect a book report by Monday. :)
If anyone has become fascinated with Olenin, this is the promised second part of the paper about him in Library Journal:...
One of my biggest handicaps when trying to evaluate a cameo from photos is that I have trouble gauging depth, seeing things as raised or depressed...
Agree, except so do many of these:...
Thanks for taking a look, Holly. When bluumz is able to post some sharper pix, will be very interested in your assessment. Happy New Year!
Where the beads are missing from the serpent, does it look like the picture is printed on the fabric? [ATTACH]
That pale blue fig leaf.
This looks more like a home crafts project rather than anything factory produced. Will be surprised if you find any other bottle caps quite like...
It certainly appears that way in the photo. As you've no doubt read, pinchbeck is basically a particular formula for brass, which includes copper...
Good thought. Showed it, by e-mail, to a friend who deals in coins & engraved gems. Know he has some clientele with an interest in militaria....
I have extensive library resources available to me, so no doubt if I want to become an Olenin expert, I'll be able to lay my hands on it. Right...
Looks like the shoe they drop in Key West for New Year's. Is it Miss Bunny who comes down in it? (Too lazy to check.)
OK @Jivvy Here's the USB microscope at work. The last letters of President: [ATTACH] The ks & Nik of the second line; the enin of the third:...
That's why my first thought was that it would represent him as head of the Library. Could be that the Academy of Art commissioned a series of...
Think the cameo is likely to predate 1918 if on no other grounds than how long after his death would anyone have wanted a cameo portrait...
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