Think we can plausibly rule out diamond & fancy sapphire on grounds of size alone; can't imagine such a stone going about incognito. Stone could...
See I dropped a stitch in the thread. It all holds together. The first mark is AR [Arezzo] ITALY.
I would go for this one, except the bracelet is marked as having been made in Italy.
Think in this case AG would be for Agrigento? http://www.925-1000.com/Fitalian_marks_01.html
One less than expert opinion on the stone: glass or amethyst treated to look like citrine. It is not uncommon to find older 10K rings, from when...
Freshwater pearls. The term for the ones with grooves running around them is 'cerclé'. The stones are certainly meant to look like turquoise....
Case in point. I see far too much of this sort of thing to trust most dealers when it comes to cameos: http://www.ebay.com/itm/162708081586 The...
An eBay seller in search of enlightenment: http://www.ebay.com/itm/142539195593
/;'P) So I've heard.
Josephine Baker did very well out of this!
It is more likely to have been made in Italy, but does not mean it could not have been made to appeal to English tourists. doubt all the cameos...
It seems to be the case that consignors can also play a role in price expectations. Auction houses can convey the impression that their 'experts'...
African, I think. There are street vendors here who sell baskets of this type along with other Africa-made items.
Ah, but a bit more than a choker, no? The English do not seem to have made much distinction among peoples with darker skin. Indians, whether...
For me it's another case of mixed signals. I do see points that seem consistent with what in cars used to be called a 'unitized body', but too...
Can't tell you how many times I have pointed out to someone that their 'Trojan warrior' is wearing a strand of pearls & is the goddess Athena. A...
I have no doubt she'll come out of kyratization looking every bit as good as her snazzier sisters already out there.
Way cool! He is only recently arrived, so not going anywhere yet, but it would be nice, when he moves on, to have it be to somewhere he would...
In the world of cameos & intaglios, there are ones with 2 heads in profile, facing away from each other, but with the backs of the heads merged....
Can't help with the mark, but see no reason to think the intaglio is not original to the ring. Even if the residue on the back is glue, probably...
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