Carnelian/cornelian intaglio of some hero from classical mythology, probably a Greek participant in the Trojan War. The weapons below the head...
We're just saying that there's no way for us to evaluate the quality of the stone. If this is something you would like to convey to your niece...
All of the above. This one you definitely need to have professionally appraised. Ring must have looked so modern when it was bought.
From the photo of the back, looks as though the print was put in just as it would have been if this had been a picture frame only. Whether an...
And great restoration job, as always.
'The divine naughtiness of Krishna' is a phrase that got stuck in my mind from reading nearly 50 years ago. Finally got a chance to use it. :joyful:
Not a clue on your question, but Oh, the divine naughtiness!
Believe if she had not, Victoria probably would never have come to the throne? I'm a Yank, so please excuse shaky knowledge on this point. In...
Hi Dan, you've already heard lots from me in some of the threads you've started. Glad you are doing this. As Bakersgma said: In the thread...
Greetings, Valerie. A whole bunch of us could substitute our name for yours at the end & the intro would describe us perfectly. Come on in!
Hear, hear! Our debates & digressions very often produce knowledge it is good to have, even if not quite related to the item under discussion.
The vast majority are not & the signatures on many are illegible, although any kind of signature tends to boost value. Best are pieces signed by...
We also often get going on the issue of ivory: genuine or fake; antique or modern. Don't think you'll find anyone here who does not care about...
Great find, kyrat. Help out my less-than-idiomatic French: is Bijoux Fix a member of a 'societé anonyme' established by Savard & Fils, or is this...
He has streaked across my awareness from time to time, but, like Tintin, have never read. Think close calls with asteroids should be called...
Thank you too, AJ. None of seller's pix was in focus & taken straight on, so I'm not clear on some of the details. I'm better with mythological...
Interesting, also called love knots or Algerian love knots. Wondering whether the inspiration would have been something like stems, reeds or...
Thank you once again. The cameo itself I think is Georgian. Only the pearls around it may be from the original setting. The garnet extravaganza...
Thanks for looking into it from over there. Amazed there is just nothing on the company or inventor of the material(s) used. CW not only had the...
Sounds like the brand name of a pharmaceutical. Knew I had seen V. before, but didn't know who it was. Not mine, from my 'reference library':...
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