I just posted this info in a glass/pottery thread. Thought it would be a good idea to also stick it up here. Victorian era reference books....
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I posted a reply with several innocuous links that has disappeared?! How/why does this happen? Edit: And now it's there! Will collapse the...
Another observation about it. Either: the designer meant for it to be worn with the stem up; the maker was left handed; the pin assembly was...
Oh, you know I love it. Just lately noticing the market for cameos seems to be heating up, although what is selling best has changed somewhat...
Helmet shell. Modern resin can imitate the color really well but the flat back usually gives it away. When a section of helmet shell this tiny...
Duffield Osborne's 'Engraved Gems' is a frequently cited source. This page also has links for C.W. King's books, another authority (& rival) from...
Would the A & its style indicate year made?
Figured, since this is not my main field, although I am sometimes led into it, that it might be a very well known reference most serious...
Are we sure they are whale & not walrus?
Didn't find an answer to your question, but did find this 'Manual of Marks' pdf that might be useful to have on hand.
Are we talking monofilament (which is used for fishing line) here? Or coated bead wire? Metal beads saw through silk, cotton, etc. But it's...
Green 'aventurine' quartz for the green strung ones. The ones that are more grey with some striations look like chalcedony. So yeah, agate more...
I don't give monetary appraisals, but do sometimes advise people on the strong & weak points of a cameo they want to sell to help them set a price...
Hello, Sharon, nice to meet you too. Your poor back. Sad to say, you are not the first nurse or allied health professional I know of who has...
Does not look like one to me, worry beads, maybe. How big?
It is Victorian, although agree with AJ, based also on the type of cameo, that brooch is 1870 or later. Photos are fuzzy, & grainy when enlarged,...
Agree, if natural, look like chrysoprase. Otherwise, suspect glass.
The rope edged frame looks like silver, probably 800 fineness. The crack appears not to be serious. Considerations are whether it breaks into...
Think you're right that the jet-set lady & her mount were introduced in a second marriage. These 'corsage ladies', as I call them, are more...
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