Do you see a plate impression? Kipniss seems to do a lot of mezzotint, but the gallery below shows this print as a lithograph:...
Is the wood unfinished? It looks like there isn't even a coat of varnish.
Despite the metal inlay, I would think the box is more marquetry than Boulle.
Well... from the granular appearance of the surface, I think it was meant to look like coraline.
I like old auction catalogs. All that eye candy!
Is that what they call coraline?
A Christmas photo in costume? Seems to be a Christmas tree to the right.
But it does look like a painting.
Could be the stopper of a larger bottle.
How do they get around the ivory on those gun handles?
Particularly liked the eggshell basin.
A steel plate engraving. The original painting was done by Edwin Landseer (1802-1873), and this print was engraved by William Finden (1787-1852)....
The figure is called Mannekin Pis. The statue is in Brussels, Belgium.
Does this seem heavy for its size, or light?
King Darius and lion [IMG]
It's always a good idea to include a picture of the bottom, and if there are any sort of maker's marks, those as well. Can you describe the...
I wonder if it might be a study for pietra dura or micromosaic. There's something naggingly familiar about it.
Get the Hacks ones listed. Now's the time!
Doesn't look like it needs a whole lot of cleaning to me. Good find!
I don't think a variation in color will make much difference in value. Shapes can remain in production for a very long time. Assuming the mark...
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