Welcome, Thatguy. Is it possible it's something he inherited, never liked but couldn't get rid of?
An earthworm hoping to move up in the world?
Ceramic? Tough to know with only visuals to go by.
Definitely. When seat belts came on the market but you had to buy & install them yourself. My dad was an early adopter. Seem to recall he put...
Except, as you told us, & the scissor shim confirms: I divine it is going to fall over & take your bowl down with it.
Never mind. Emily
African caryatid?
Don't think this helps much, but: [ATTACH]
It's the shirt that makes me think Renaissance. But the left eye on each of them is sure a lot alike.
Lawrence: [IMG]
Some other views would definitely help. For comparison, here is Mike: [IMG]
I'm getting giddy looking back & forth. Could it be this one? [IMG] Someone of that time period, anyway. Michelangelo has a similar look, but...
Now that I find tedious. Maybe if you could do it the way they used to, with your thumbs.
When I was doing it regularly, I found knotting restful, almost meditative. I'm the only person I know who feels this way.
Agree. Similar shape, but not quite it.
This just landed in my e-mail. If you can lay you hands on a genuine antique one...
And you think this makes you special? :kiss:
Marked stokes, stg sil: sterling silver. Probably everyone knew that, but thought I'd make it explicit.
@kyratango Remember these 'Parfum La Gaterrie' cameos? I still don't understand the tag on the back, but one has just turned up on eBay they...
Hello, Jonathan. My first thought was Galileo, but could not find a bust of him that had quite this shirt. I see him on cameos copied from this:...
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