A Lot...your imagination fails.
You got a dang sharp eye, y'know?
Hello, Nicola...and Welcome!
The pesky an' erroneous perception that some Occasion is necessary in order to open a bottle of Champagne (or Cava, or Prosecco) must be...
Agreed. I gotta find an undrilled 10mm pearl, or ivory bead. Oughta be a snap, don't you think? More at eleven. How about a tiny earth globe? But...
As MOS noted by the link, the siege of Paris dates it within ~4 months; 19 September 1870 to 28 January 1871.
I don't know what Pilgrim-y means, unsurprisingly. Y'know, the overall initial impression is of high artistic craft...though sparse in detail...
Although I've no dog in this fight, I agree. The Chinese are said to have gotten this from Confucius: "Wisdom Begins with Calling Things by their...
Amen to that!
The color of the string through the balls is intriguing to me.
Seconded!
You go lookin' fer trouble as a life-work?
Great pics for comparison, and an interesting question indeed!
My sense of such cancellation is to prevent further impressions...to keep more copies from reducing the value of the original run. But thats just...
Roger that!
Literally: Mud Bottle
I'm once again humbled, Bronwen...as much by your understanding as, in this instance, your possession of stunning examples to substantiate your...
I've always thought of Onyx as Obsidian-like in color; Black. 'Tain't so, come to find out! Who'd a thunk it?
IMHO...if y'can afford lambskin, you make your own style!
Agreed, with delight...ver' desirable!
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