The one at auction was deaccessioned from the Brooklyn Museum. Much smaller than the one held by the Spencer, child/baby size, but surely by the...
Premiums in that range are getting to be standard.
The cameo is definitely older than the mount if we can take 77 as the year the brooch was made. The combination of this cameo in this mount may...
If the brooch is shown right side up in the photo, the pin assembly is going in the opposite direction to the way a right handed person would...
The large one is outside the scope of my experience. The sort of things I'm thinking of are fairly small, usually well made (at least the ones...
Speaking of these, I'll let the listing speak for itself: Black Lara Cameo "Bachante" 10K Gold w/garnet brooch US $2,000.00or Best Offer...
I'm far from an expert, so it's quite possible that one of our more knowledgeable members ( @Ghopper1924 @verybrad ) will have a different idea....
To me it looks like the product of a home decor company, intended to look antique, but maybe 60s or later. We'll see what others say.
It does. Feel I've seen something similar before, but won't be able to find a photo for comparison. What are the hinge & clasp like? I get a...
The cameo itself could be Roman, in a Renaissance setting. It's intriguing. The painting does not really capture - to my eye - that the figures...
Polymer clay, I suspect.
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The slotted screw sticking up out of the lid seems odd. Wondering if there once was something like a Bakelite knob that has cracked & broken away...
Has French marks indicating the design is registered, but the government makes no guarantees about it.
Wittier is at it again. :rolleyes:
I'm dithering over whether or not to say something to this seller. I don't understand how things like this happen. Seller wants US $1,500.00 for...
I have at times asked someone I thought would know more than I whether something was old, or just crude.
identical = molded molded = not old Just because something is in poor condition does not mean that it's old. The opposite can also be true....
This one is interesting simply because I have not seen her before. The necklace is quite distinctive. But yes, she is molded 'lavastone', more...
I keep seeing chopsticks.
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