Welcome, Mennan. Have you done any looking around at museum holdings of glass antiquities? This looks like a flask for perfume or some kind of...
To my eye the figure looks like some type of jasper; the base has a bit more of an agate look, but might also properly be described as jasper. It...
My first reaction was handles akimbo.
Betty Grable was famous for her legs.
[ATTACH] Welcome, Shura. Many of us have older eyes, so larger images are easier for us to see. The matrix, the part of a seal that makes the...
I agree the beads are glass.
Without knowing the size, I would be inclined to call it a sugar shell, unless it turns out to be the size of a serving piece.
It seems Richard Cockle Lucas really was quite a character. He was a photographer as well as a sculptor. This would have made him a convenient...
Thanks. It's good to be among friends again. And to have something new to share.
Thank you, pearls. I have so much to catch up on, it's quite daunting.
It has been a long while since I had some cameo excitement. This has definitely given me a lift.
Thank you, kind sir. :kiss:
Hi all. Finally feeling reasonably functional after a prolonged period of impairment that has included a little time in the hospital followed by...
For the source of the composition: https://cameotimes.com/index.php/profiles-1/minor-gods/three-graces
The stones look real to me. None is terribly precious, so no reason not to use them.
It's clear you need another case.
I concur. Wellington & Nelson were popular themes, no doubt asked for by patriotic British tourists to Rome, not all with quality results. With...
It's a helmet shell, not a conch sell, but otherwise:...
Could it be Wellington? Or are you asking where your wife put it? Latter costs extra.
Sort of like a scholar's stone, except an interesting root.
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