Not being able to see the sides or zoom, I'm going to say either long nails or staples driven through the stretchers into the frame. Usually they...
A lot of 19th and early 20th pieces are both pendants and brooches. A lady loves a convertible! Is the hook at the bottom holding in the green...
Those little 3-bead prongs were popular in 60/70s jewelry.
Aaah I hate that we might occasionally go for the same things. You and PepperAnna are many tiers above my game, bidding in European live auctions...
Joint spring ring with a solid trigger says earlier than 60s to me. Usually on early 20th c stuff I see but others may be more expert on narrowing...
Found it! Belisarius Begging for Alms by Jacques-Louis David [ATTACH] Looked like a veteran begging for alms to me and I guess I got the right...
Yeah the subtlety is the thing. Similar theme as factory art, but the brush strokes are different, the abstraction of certain areas are older in...
I'd love to see the edges to see the condition of the tacks or possibly staples. The frame looks newer than the piece and it's possible the...
Agreed. The long cassock-like outfit isn't going to match many Kings who's garb included showing off their fine calves. Either medieval, or middle...
I also see Bergel. Probably a surname, but there is an area of Germany with that name too.
Congratulations!! I bet the new owner is just as thrilled.
Definitely not George III. I suspect the image this is based on is one of those ubiquitous etching portraits, but the closest I've dug up is this...
Looks like half a sash buckle to me, the one U shaped side hooking into a catch on the missing piece. You could make a new sash and just do a...
Yikes! All the jewelers I know have XRF machines so no sampling necessary. I definitely recommend that route.
They look like they have individual clawed collet settings, no?
Yep, those are stunning. I would own and wear those in a heartbeat. Really amazing looking!
Yeah, I've only bought silver at the local auction, for antique or vintage pieces worth well more than the 10-15 I paid. eBay and thrift I've...
Hmm, possibly Krementz. If that doesn't look right, you can take a look in the Lang database for a wide variety of maker marks....
I've got just about every type of eraser under the sun, and tried a variety on those earrings. Some was removed, some stayed. I didn't pursue it...
I like the design. It's different! I have a small collection of costume cameos that I enjoy for how they were made or the aesthetically pleasing...
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