Is it a miniature or is it a demitasse cup? You don't give size. Probably not of huge value, but there are collectors for everything, including...
Looking at Tassie impressions with Ganymede as the subject, I realized that Tassie really did not much produce impressions of gems on which the...
Oops galore.
Expect assorted blasts from the past as I winnow down contents of a neglected inbox. An odd threesome from the same auctioneer, Hannam's....
Cool. Very interesting. Wonder whether hoop rolling meant then what it would mean now, that the boy is still quite young.
You can't; only a mod can. But there's really no reason not to just leave it until you can add pix. I think one thing that can cause problems...
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Over the years have now & then traded unwanted gold items to my jeweller, who is licensed to buy gold, in exchange for repair work or for...
[ATTACH] It has more what I call "mythologic" if the standing figure is Ganymede, and I now think, comparing the 2 heads, that what gives the...
And another Neri flying under the radar:...
A Saulini cameo is coming up for auction, for anyone interested. Auctioneer has not noted signature in description but "Saulini F" clearly...
I'm very curious about how the Romans went about capturing lions (or maybe they began to breed them in captivity?), maintaining them in fighting...
This is always bad news for cameos, especially those in materials other than hardstone. Not all cameos set in gold are worth saving, but many...
A Neri by any other name......
Maybe it's the phenomenon of, 'Oh, it's signed. That means it must be valuable.' A mediocre work in a nice mount. I think another error some...
Some of them look like bats to me, a Chinese symbol of good fortune.
I somehow missed a couple of posts at the time of posting. I always say that CameoTimes.com is my book, although, for various reasons, got...
Maybe the only thing keeping Mrs. Hudson from being tipsy all the time.
This is just nitpicking because I don't have anything really useful to contribute: 'ormolu' is not synonymous with gold-plated or gold tone. It...
It would be the perfect name if they glued the stoppers in so you couldn't get at the booze! This is both tempting & convenient.
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