It's a nice little piece, & he mentions it is marked. We can't see where he indicates, but possible it is sterling rather than Italian 800...
It's quite a production. I do see these tavern scenes from time to time. Fortunately they do not call to me, as the prices are, understandably,...
It is not only the color that has been getting more realistic. The modern mold making materials allow for a very accurate impression to be taken...
Did you decide by comparing the two? Or because you have seen one of them at least once before? :)
I keep hearing the thread's title sung to the tune of Silent Night.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] One is shell; the other, not.
I have seen many that are clearly souvenirs of Greece, having more readily recognizable Greek images on them & the name of one Greek location or...
Yes. But it's what we're seeing more & more: resin that is a very good match for the color of shell. A back that is covered over when it doesn't...
But we'll love you anyway. :kiss:
Villiou? https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/60160541_a-villiou-large-20th-century-oil-on-canvas-jockeys
No, & I don't intend to. It's still for sale. It was the seller's gross mischaracterization that made me think of proposing a quiz. The natural...
They do say it's unique, which I doubt. Male pharaoh, I suspect, rather than goddess. Headgear could be this:...
Could be lots out there, but if the sticker has fallen off, going unrecognized.
I'm inclined to some sort of early plastic on these, based on the way the findings are embedded, meant to look like jet. See also the maroon red...
For those of you who observed that the hinge & clasp are later than Victorian, give yourself a point. This hardstone piece, a similar type of...
For good measure: [ATTACH]
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What if you had also seen this one? [ATTACH]
For those of you with the courage of your convictions, and those of you who didn't vote but are still curious, I'm going to lay out the answer in...
Vico____?
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