Except, looks like someone keeping tally with hatchmarks who got up to 6? I have 2 scrimshaw pieces. One is flat on both sides & might be tooth...
The images are no longer available, so I can't weigh in, but Pepper's assessment sounds well grounded.
Hello, CVirtue, if you're still out there. I'm the originator of this thread, but have been on hiatus. As far as I know, I'm the first person to...
OP is probably long gone, but for the benefit of anyone who lands here seeking info on Egyptian marks & designs... The right hand mark on the...
[ATTACH] It looks like an Egyptian mark for 18K, badly punched.
As with acid testing of metals, I'm still trying to understand what readings on a Presidium gem tester can mean. From some quick Googling, what...
I have a chunky silver ring with an extremely sparkly stone that is purple with hot pink glints. I have assumed it is CZ. How did you determine...
The 2 cameos you show for comparison are based on the Apollo Belvedere, but your guy is undoubtedly also Apollo. As for the signature, don't I...
I think it is ivory, quite modern, signed with the name of a Japanese master, but carved in China. What makes you sure it originated in Japan? I...
For now I am just going to show this & invite comments: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The long diagonal lines on the back are more like veins; they are not...
:kiss: The difficulty is that there really is no literature, at least not in English, that delves into lava production. I even bought a little...
Last night found a piece in my display cabinet that contributes to the caved/molded lava discussion. Had to wait for today to photograph, & pix...
British friends, helpest thou my Yankee ignorance. Can this date to William's birth? His father was Prince of Wales then; William only became so...
For some points of comparison, see: https://cameotimes.com/index.php/reference/materials-guide?start=3 and follow on to the next section,...
This was well over the de minimis amount (d*mned diamonds!) but in the past it wouldn't have mattered because it is unquestionably antique & would...
She has Diana's quiver but the hairstyle of Venus. I suspect the same factory that made her also made Days of the Week bracelets with this figure...
If that's the palm of your hand she's in, could we see the back, please? From the one photo, could be 19th century lava, but could also be 20th...
Was trying to find this thread again & used 'scarab' as the search term. This is why I couldn't find it: Wanted to tack on this photo, from the...
Thank you both for sharing your knowledge & experience. :)
Since I'm on the topic, found this an interesting transformation:...
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