Well, someone got a nice surprise when the hammer went down:...
Alessandro Masnago was an early 17th century gem engraver who used stone like no one else I've encountered.
I see now that my post may have come off as competitive, my amazing artist is better than your amazing artist. My intention was to share some...
[ATTACH] There is a resemblance to modern Egyptian marks, but I think it's one of the other countries that uses Eastern Arabic for numerals. My...
If you want to be wowed, scroll through this search of the collections of the Kunsthistorisches Museum in Vienna.
I can't think why it shouldn't be his artwork, so it is 'by' him in that way. He was not responsible for striking the medallions, so not 'by' him...
This antiques site is this antiques site.
Yes, strongly constructed. I would say late 19th century, English.
Perhaps an emperor rather than a deity?
Maybe use a kyratango trick & use aluminum foil to back it. ;)
It appears to be a slice from a geode nodule that has grown in completely with crystals inside. Have never seen one polished flat like this. The...
Hercules wears a lions skin & Alexander the Great used the same imagery: [ATTACH]
Looks like a pharaoh to me, with the horns of Ammon at his feet.
The beads look more like bone to me.
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Sounds like a disease! Maybe take some photos near a window?
The goddess Ceres carries grain & a sickle.
AJ is correct. She is a modern Italian idea of a Pretty Lady, no one in particular. The photos of the acid etched signature are clear enough,...
The first one is a somewhat free-handed Raphael. [ATTACH] The lady is a bit of a hybrid. She is wearing a diadem & a strand of pearls like a...
A lovely, subtle Ceres/Demeter reverse intaglio in a complementary setting. The glass intaglio itself was probably not made by W&D themselves,...
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