Quality appears very high & condition is good, but have to think it would sell for less than this equestrian group....
That's an interesting thought. She looks unhappy enough to be the pursued nymph. Odds are the designer didn't have this in mind, but you never...
That's it. Couldn't quite place him. The flying insects intrigue me. Don't know how they fit the theme.
So glad to have the start of your return. I'm sure Antiquers is not the only thing in your life that has been on hold. Some people evaporate...
I would call it Mediterranean blue.
Sash buckle, I would think. Very pretty.
I'm not sure there's a narrative that goes with this, but the images all suggest lust & debauchery. Figure at the back, under the tree looks like...
I would think in large part due to its being on a large object, instead of on the pin stem of a brooch, for example.
Think it's olivulp & probably olive oil. Other has something to do with thistles? More oil, I think. Kind of looks like a mortar of sorts....
Think the pitcher pictured says 'VINEGAR', so other one is probably oil.
Agree with AJ that it looks more like amber (scrambled egg?) than anything in the quartz family, like agate or jasper.
Stylistically she's pre-1930, but I would have to guess late 1940s, earliest, for the making. Fifties probably reasonable. Because whoever...
Good points, both. I used to be more on top of this. Wrote a good guide to Egyptian marks for eBay, back when they solicited such things. Then...
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