Looks to me like the bottom might twist, although could be stuck now. Can't see having holes in the bottom without a way to close them.
Ones that have been dyed. Any pearl that is not spherical is baroque, although the term is not usually used for things like seed pearls. In...
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I could make Kar out of that first bit.
Elizabeth Kow***?
Laura Hart?
I see Dean.
Maybe sealing wax if someone was using a dip pen to write letters.
Helmet shell, I think, but do the tooth test. Shell will also feel relatively gritty compared to polished stone or glass. [IMG][IMG] [IMG] Two...
The most famous names are Sotheby's, Christie's & Bonhams, but that does not mean they would best serve your needs.
Looking at a lot of them together, I think the more subdued colors are more Tiratelli's stylye: http://www.artnet.com/artists/cesare-tiratelli/
This says he used brilliant colors: https://www.valutazionearte.it/artisti/tiratelli-cesare/ If correct, an argument for the more vividly...
There is a Marianne Kelly Wieland on Facebook, maybe daughter. Think the church, since they are essentially her dealer, is the place to start.
I did find several other Meese, so she does not only do religious themes, unless there's a parable I missed.
Agree it is a painted copy of the Tiratelli. Compare the buttons on her blouse; they are not the same.
We can't really do any research you can't do yourself, & we certainly can't do it for documents we can't see. Perhaps these people can help you:...
Maybe next step is to find contact info for the church:...
Welcome, robertwilliams. See you just got some help on posting photos. I will add that if you have been searching for 'invertations' when the...
Here's an example of one with & without the oklad:...
All the best with it. I'm fortunate that my prescription is not complicated. Know it can be really hard to get it right when it is.
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