Tell your friend I covet their glass and they should never invite me over because I could not contain myself. :link::angelic:
Agreed with komo... I prefer a smaller, exquisite collection of only the best pieces. It allows them to stand out and wow. Nothing but winners....
Hmm well it's a trade off, isn't it? We can't identify what we can't see. ;) What copyright are you protecting? :bookworm:
Oooh that's a likely canidate I'd say! The little I've read talks about these pieces being formed by heating the material and sticking layers...
Beauuuuutiful. Your pictures are just stunning. What an amazing collection!!
I looove a good cavalier/musketeer. These seem to be pretty decently sculpted. Great details!
Joe, all three responders here have said post WWII (1945) and later...and that was before seeing the base. Those prongs and tape are definitely...
Here's the 2011 obit for their son Junior, born in '54. Joleen was still living at the time.
Normally the necklaces are added to a shell cameo by drilling holes and mounting the setting and wires in those holes. You might seek out an...
Not everything is on the net. ;) Another vote for WWII and later tourist doll. Those are the type of hands they have.
Now that's perfect -- Billie's travel hobby paying for a bit of her family member's travel!
Looks like squeeze bottle art, from those raised lines. It's popular as a tourist medium.
The "glass" wouldn't be so bad if they paid the extra to make it non-glare, which comes in glass and Plexi (usually museums use Plexi so breakage...
I have what I think is an antique dance card with celluloid pages and I can't imagine trying to get those to absorb properly! They must have made...
I loveee the fabric! The birds are pretty and that dragonfly is adorable.
I love her. I would gift her to some younger family members to get them started loving cameos. :D
Or has applied the halftone manually from sheets on top of original inked art, but you're more likely to see that in Japanese (and Japenese-style)...
Agreed it looks like a student piece... It's unfortunate that the person it went home with let it go so soon!
I had one of these exact ladies in hand at one point (from a lot) and I sold it. Definitely plastic was my conclusion. Mine was set on a base...
Nahhh you should do it! And how absolutely precious to have one or more made by family members!! I was going to suggest, as @a_la_sevigne...
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