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Definitely 18K mark. I think the assay office is Cairo, just that the loops & dots are blurred into lines. [ATTACH] 900 (silver) Cairo
Accidental duplicate.
Auction houses mainly go by info given by the consignor. They really only do their own research for the rarest of the rare or the highest of high...
[ATTACH] ATTRIBUTED TO CANOVA; a cowrie shell, carved in cameo, height 14cm. What?!!
Great grab! Snagging something because you recognized an incomplete or indistinct signature & having it confirmed when the piece arrives is sooo...
And colors are wrong. Does look like some kind of organizational jewellery though.
The lady is kind of a cross between Circe & the Samaritan Woman. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] I have never seen a Menelaus with so much detail on the...
I was off finding & photographing the Bald Man (I love how cameist captured the bumps on his skull) & did not see this first. Not sorry to have...
I had to hunt him down with a flashlight. He was off in a corner of the display cabinet. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] The setting has prongs, but...
Don't think I have one on file. Will have to take a few snaps when the sun is back again.
Yes, you can see how she's a development from your Erato. The corsage on the shoulder is very 20s/30s. The hat is flapper-ish, but it takes time...
This guy too: [ATTACH] His edges were not smoothed. The back is almost totally covered over in silver to prevent further damage. He's a real...
Liberated? Salvaged? I have never encountered a formal, widely accepted term. There are a few things in the cameo world I wish I had language...
Yes, now that I'm looking for it I can see it & all makes sense.
Is it quite heavy? Looks like crystal in pix. The wording is odd, 'Commemorate the Marriage...', not Commemorating or In Commemoration of
I also see it as Christmas related, with a Nordic vibe.
There were commissioned as a personalized souvenir of a trip to Rome. Whether he wanted her to wear his portrait, or it was her idea... The...
My Siottos are not set anywhere near as nicely, but leaving a white edge seems to be a signature move. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]...
Ring is delightful. Is she a Capricorn?
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