The hardware looks needlessly complicated & heavy if all it does is open & close (an open & shut case?) Does it open all the way back & become a...
Love that this one includes a cork screw. Probably the most necessary item of all if you were a woman in that era.
Finials for flag poles?
Could it be that it was originally red & has been painted over? Surprised no one else has weighed in. This is the province of @Any Jewelry
Dewey wins. They prepared it in advance & then did not use?
Some mysteries I may never solve. One is the identity of a Victorian era cameist who seems to have signed even his crudest work and, judging by...
I confess I saw the Giusti section but did not closely compare.
Yes, it seems to be more like an ingot of silver, rather than decor or jewelry, for collectors. BA is the (province of) Bari mark. Think 109 is...
It certainly seems they will not be able to claim they have no category for your frame. My favorites are the Brand Cabinet & the 'Budge' teapot...
What about this paper makes you think it could be older than the photographs AJ showed you to illustrate the costume?
If you select 'Settings' & then 'Advanced Search' you can apply various filters in the usual way, including 'none of these words', which can make...
Or the most likely to break. I think half the cameo brooches I see have had clasp, hinge and/or pin stem replaced.
I can definitely imagine it having been used as a piano shawl when 'chinoiserie' was in fashion.
Yes, it all hangs on that 'if'. Do you know whether the archive includes design sketches, visuals, not just verbal descriptions? Well, it's...
The chest in the Met says 'Giusti' & 'Siena' on it. To museum curators, makes all the difference in the world.
The Know Nothings? Or the WTF fraternity?
Agree, younger brother in short pants, like Prince George.
I believe in this too, so it aggravates me no end that cameos of merely competent quality are always going to be valued above some that are...
Hello Lucas. We have people knowledgeable about both Native American & Asian art who will come along & give you ideas about what it is or...
Thanks. Michelini started out in Rome but moved to Paris 1929/30. He not only made his own work, he was also proprietor of a shop. In Paris he...
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