The natural progression of the connoisseur.
A very generous position. Not sure you'll still feel the same in 5 years if you continue to collect. I would date it to late 19th/early 20th....
Their crudeness marks them out as newer ones, i.e., solidly into the 20th century, probably contemporary with the making of the box itself.
Quite a production. Surprised they used such mediocre shell cameos for the centerpiece.
Let's ID them for easier reference. The first is what must originally have been an awesome bacchante (female follower of the wine god Bacchus)....
See you got the whole garniture for the cue. Do you have a mantel to put it on?
Moreau definitely dominating my search results: https://fpantiques.com/a-monumental-french-patinated-bronze-statue-of-the-triumph-of-flora/...
The uniformity of size & shape of the rings argues against a naturally produced material. The one with the 'blood channels' looks like a puppy...
Have you tried cleaning the rings at all?
It's more likely the rings are Celluloid or similar. The pix do not show them well enough to know for sure. It is a reticule.
Something that caught my eye while poking around for any readily available info was a statement that the market for these was France, that the...
Such clocks seem to be, to my mind, sadly undervalued. Auctioneer thought this one would go anywhere from $50 to $5000. It went for $80....
At least spell check did not change it to Larva, as sometimes happens.
Don't delete it. Some other questing soul may find here the answer they've been searching for.
Detectiveshorty, this is what happens when you don't give us something to focus on. Although, to be honest, it frequently happens anyway.
Can't help you with the missing parts, but the figure is the Muse Urania.
I can find all of the zodiac constellations as we still know them in the West. A bit surprised that the Arabic speaking world would use the same...
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Welcome, Detectiveshorty. Komo is right, we need to see the items in question. Lava is difficult/risky to clean because it is porous &, as often...
Bet once upon a time it was 3 more & the set depicted the 4 seasons/4 beauties.
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