Thanks for that bit of history, Dagger...I have a machete with a carved hardwood clenched-fist grip. It's in a scabbard marked B.W.I., which I'm...
It seems to be a universal truth, Deb...very little persists. Sigh...
'Tis, indeed, Fig...Thank you for your sleuthing effort!
Wizards, all of ya...
I don't think there is a middle initial. bicbw...
Wilco!
That's really nice! The artist was ver' familiar with Sail...and had a beautiful signature, too.
Understood, an' thanks. My nose still works, and I'll be judicious in my pinning & whiffing.
Odd coincidence; Gig Harbor is a ~2 hour drive from here! I'm surprised at the price already, with a couple days to go...it looks (based solely...
Hard to be sure, but the bottom appears to be pontiled. That's a nice little bit of glass!
I'm askin'...my plan go in at the edge of the bottom window, lightly, but you've got my attention komo.
Yep...it turns to a blue-green gray, not quite opaque. The inclusions become more pronounced, probably just by contrast...their color doesn't...
...isn't touched by acetone, which was suggested as a test for amber. Next will be a discrete hot-pin stab, hoping the resultant aroma will offer...
Thanks, AJ...found a few on th' bay, all wooden. No evidence of any finish on mine...the resin (if that's what it is) has depth 'an perspective.
Do you mean that the 'amber' is usually wooden...or that the cups are entirely wooden?
So my curiosity also about wooden objets d' art...Where to post? I have several that need this exposure to higher wisdom. Thanks!!
3 7/8" rim dia, 2 1/4" hgt, 2 1/8" foot dia, 201 grams. It appears that the 'amber' is a continuous piece, underlaying the inner cup & extending...
Sigh...
Mellon sampler/tester?
Nah, Charlie...it's silver, though the alloy is (so far) suspect.
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