That was quite a party, wasn't it? :kiss:
And a little rose bush as well, another way for him to prick his finger. Supposedly Venus met his tears with 'Now you know how it feels to be...
We got quite into Thorvaldsen way back in my Intro thread, somewhere around the disappointment that the sculpture of The Little Mermaid isn't bigger.
It may be based on this relief by Thorvaldsen, Cupid showing Venus his bee-stung finger. The subject appears on cameos. [ATTACH]
Yes, that too. Venus' primary attribute is her nudity, but some cutters like to cover her up.
I think the underlying image is Cupid & Venus, just done lazily, omitting his wings & whatever object was between them. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
The name of the exhibition was Tapisseries Inédites, which IM Translator gives as New Tapestries, but I think more literally means (previously)...
I think the tips of a few of the lines above the text, where it was folded over.
Is this a question? It is signed Picasso.
Diamond chips pretty easily, so wear & tear not an indicator. Sort of 'diamonds by the yard' on a belcher chain. A bit clunky for the way...
How long is it?
I swear Charles Schmoll would sign anything. https://www.ebay.com/itm/145564505359 [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
These lava notable Italians are typically based on medallions, many of which are by Cerbera or Girometti.
I'm wearing a vintage sterling & rhinestone bracelet even as I type. It was my mother's, I think from the period when she would have been 16 - 20...
The subject on the obverse is the poet Tasso. Have yet to see a signed lava piece, but ones with the name of the subject are not uncommon.
Yes. I had the same reaction as komo did to the pic of the inside. I had not looked at my several pieces in a while & thought, incorrectly, that...
Just had a note from Pierluigi sending along this one. [ATTACH] Annoyingly, you can't see the actual listing without paying for access to their...
[ATTACH] This is the mark rotated 180. The dot in a rectilinear cartouche is consistent with an Egyptian 800 mark, which this may well be. Too...
[ATTACH] Is that writing in the red swoosh?
Church of England?
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