Could we see the business side of the ring? It may give clues to origin.
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Now it's Notabell.
Christmas vibe too.
Think 'N.M.' would be for N. Mason, since it follows the copyright symbol.
AV could mean the jeweller is located in the Avellino province of Italy, but province marks are usually in a cartouche....
But also frequently misreads photos.
I can easily see trees, but am puzzled then by the way they are featured. My first thought was actually something like the Cathedral of Cologne,...
Does rather look like a cypress, or some such, doesn't it. It's just such a standard trope to put a castle or other building where it can be seen...
I see the knightly accoutrements but think he is dressed for hunting, an activity that was often used as the setting for encounters between...
Agree with both of the foregoing. Colors typical. Have never seen the brown stone identified, not sure it matters, but: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just exquisite. A whole different take on an otherwise common theme. Congratulations on your new baby!
Mustard pot? Pretty sure it's not Wedgwood. Cute though.
Definitely could be tourmaline.
The shade of blue makes me think of kyanite, but doesn't quite have the right look for the way kyanite crystals form.
It has been cobbled together from 2 stamped metal parts, the cameo & a pin assembly, all glued, as far as I can tell. Pretty sure the seller buys...
Haven't had anything new to show in a while, I've curbed my acquisitions sharply these last few years. But now & then something does get my...
As evelyb notes, the cameos are most likely 2 pieces of fused glass, & probably Czech manufacture, which does not mean the whole brooch was made...
I thought it looked like Jesse Reckner, but all that got me was this: https://archive.org/details/gov.uscourts.ohnb.1054343 And J Reckner gets...
For breaking up soil in a garden patch, preparatory to planting? A mini-hoe.
Separate names with a comma.
