Agreed with the others. This looks around 20/30s-ish to me in cameo and ring style. Cast...yes. One piece of dyed agate...yes. This Warrior Type...
I think I have at least mildly soaked (say half hr) most all shell or hardstone cameos when I've gotten them, using Bronwen's recommendation of a...
Artists do have multiple signatures over time. And of course, multiple styles. Can't speak definitively for him, but the handwriting is very close.
Doesn't look relined from this angle, but interesting to see what appears to be... pen marking the boundary edge? Could be pencil but doesn't look...
"If I remember correctly"
There is always the possibly of a "re-touched" giclée. Artist makes a print, adds some painted details, and then charges more for it than a...
I love it! Thank you for sharing. It's nice to see artisans depicted in art, likely from life. We get so used to seeing royalty, the rich,...
Your Olmec piece may be Paul Richard Davis. These two have signatures to compare:...
How interesting! These are two separate cameos fit in one frame. Antinous is definitely shell. Hera looks a bit flatter but I would still assume...
I don't see many in general. Hardstone, I assume? Here's a double sided one from the 16th c at The Met. A picture would help with date and...
Ah never assume that what you are told about a work of art is true unless the seller has provenance (documents, records, photographs, etc.) to...
The National Galleries Scotland answers your question in the description on that page. The full translation is "Mary by the Grace of God Most...
An aside to all this amazing sleuthing... @Wavedecanter You may realize, but your lady is in great need of cleaning and restoration. She needs a...
This looks like a hobbyist or student piece to me. The frame, while from a shop, is an inexpensive one. People happily custom frame all sorts of...
Hmm wrong hat style for Mary. It also doesn't include the word "Regina" (Queen) which you would expect. I want to say she looks more like a...
I might be completely off on this but it might be "Richard" the first half looks like Rich to me and the second but has overpaint on the letters....
Easy to put back in if you like the frame, or if you find another. Put the painting back into the frame and measure the distance between the back...
For some reason the painting images won't load for me in the main post, but do in the reply quote? Weird. Cameo carvers love a good epic...
Yay I'm glad you've seen it to finally solve that mystery. I certainly never have as much luck when I'm searching my own, of course! Byzantine I...
Larson Juhl was founded in the late 1800s but are one of the big names in frames today. Definitely a newer piece.
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