That's very nice. Middle ground could be a body of water to my eye. Debora
Local as opposed to a well known national artist. Debora
Yeah, I thought that too. Debora
No, you're looking for a local artist and a woman. That may well be a self-portrait. Anything on the back? Debora
'Listening to Vivaldi.' Implying his work 'The Four Seasons.' That does appear to be correct. I see something like "Brun" for the artist's...
I read "en ecoutant..." Debora
We're in Canada, right? Debora
Cocktails at the rectory? Debora
Good point. Debora
They wouldn't hold candles? Debora
Wasn't in church that day. ;) Debora
You don't think it might be the lid of a ciborium? They're typically metal but the iconography of yours would be rather unusual for home use....
Wouldn't that be pretty on a dressing table? Debora
There are a lot of fakes about. All started in the 1980s. But if you want to be sure before your smash it... Since you're in LA, you can always...
It's certainly handsome. (That's all I got.) Debora
Not a clue but the stone + setting is a very attractive combination. Debora
To me, lots of things none of which is definitive in itself... It's horizontal rather than vertical, lighter and less substantial, more airy and...
Why don't you tell us where you got it and what you know about it. Debora
Written on the dial... ROLEX Oysterdate Precision. Introduced in 1953. Lots of additional information on the internet. That's not the band one...
I wouldn't think those were by the same hand. Debora [ATTACH]
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