I suspect that these are hand-drawn copies, or perhaps the originals, of a series of "portraits of the Masters" produced through semi-magical...
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Yes, or other plastic/acrylic; there are and were several "pearlescent" types available. The general style does look very similar to some of the...
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Welcome! (Speaking of chess, have you seen the movie "Queen of Katwe" about a Ugandan chess prodigy, based on her true story? I found it quite...
Antler would be a good possibility, perhaps more so than opercula. So the shanks are carved from the same pieces, not attached? And the...
A good hint! I hadn't read it before going out to view the eclipse (or posting), so I was totally surprised.
Not my photo, but example of crescent-shaped eclipse shadows: [ATTACH]
Opercula are often sold to the beading/jewelry trade as "Cat's eye shells." Compare...
Don't know about age, but one possibility might be that these are opercula (not the ones used by NW Coast natives though). That is, the little...
That it is a good way to phrase it. I was just stating a general opinion; not a comment on this particular clock. But I personally am more likely...
Yes; and the stones do appear to be real, as far as can be told from a photo, and it does appear to be hand-made.
I watched, in Seattle! The most interesting thing was that the sun-dappled shadows cast by tree leaves all became crescent-shaped; the leaves...
Could be. I've got a couple similar which have been in my family since 1930-1940.....marked France and Belgium, as Debora mentioned. (Stamped...
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Prefaced by saying I know nothing about these clocks.....but as a general opinion on fakes/reproductions: I am of the opinion that there is no...
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Another name for the tune Ookpik Waltz is "Eskimo Waltz." Written around 1965 by the legendary Frankie Rodgers of Mission BC, "King of the...
I've also seen these without any insert, for ashtray or incense I suppose....in import shops. From India, likely.
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