Hammered for 110 GBP, so a little competition. About 145 USD at today's exchange rate + fee, close to 200 USD.
Posting this specially for @Any Jewelry . First time I've seen a keris on an engraved gem: [ATTACH]...
I would consider her more of an Arethusa/nymph type than Roman woman. These & ones I think of as Ariadne types were a subject he came back to...
It never rains but......
Same as AJ. Appearance in pix says plated, but Frank says 10k...
I misread photos all the time. Couldn't decide what I was seeing, but do see what could be a small cab, deep in skull's right eye socket.
On second look, does it still have a faceted blue stone in one eye socket? The color I think I'm seeing looks a lot like blue topaz. However,...
Little rubies may well be what they were. Lab grown red corundum, i.e., ruby, was already being produced & used for watch bearings.
At the moment the Schmoll only has 1 watcher - me. I'm not bidding & they haven't pointed out it's signed, much less by whom, so could be any...
The 36% includes VAT, if I read it correctly. Buyer's fees have really shot up in the last couple of years. Oh, good. Some new treats to ogle...
Yes, one of his more accomplished efforts. I'll watch to see what happens to it but will not be bidding, so anyone else interested... I've put...
Take it up to 11. :)
It has been a while since I last spotted a Schmoll, although in truth I don't hunt the way I once did....
Think eBay does something very similar. Trying to convince you the item is rare with lots of interest from potential buyers so you better grab it...
I could see places where there might be French marks, but so small I couldn't make them resolve into anything. The metal parts do not appear...
And yet he's a product of the 18th century. I 'met' him because many of his illustrations were used as designs on cameos, and 'the Dancing Hours'...
Which one?
So it is. Looked right past it as not on the lookout for detail from a larger scene. Bravo!
As a kindergartner would spend recess with a friend picking out the prettiest bits from the fine gravel covering the kindergarten playground and...
I made a second attempt at photos today. Not much better than first attempt, but a little. When under magnification & held just so to the light,...
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