Looks to me like a vanity-writing desk combo. Susan, does the mirror stow away somehow?
Robert, If you see this in time, you can edit your post, remove the offending links, & just tell us a bit about yourself. Special interests, how...
Thank you. :kiss::kiss:
Pink sapphire also glows; it's just anemic ruby. Ruby is what we call the mineral corundum when it is red. All other colors are sapphire....
Following the lead, I see others of similar shape/design. Do you know what is inside the cartouches?
You line up the pin with the opening in the ring & then, moving it back, run it through a bit of cloth/lace. You move the pin forward/move the...
Since we're doing these gizmos: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This one is slightly larger than the Provençale one, but still too...
Oh dear, what tempting little treasures to collect. Can see them in shadow boxes, mounted on black velvet.
Seeing this one reminded me of a little, delicately made, one I have: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Either I never checked it for marks, or failed in...
You could go hoarse in Egyptian assay offices. If they're going to put all 3 marks on a brooch, they are invariably on the pin stem.
I don't know when cameos set in jet first came on the market, so don't know the oldest it could be, but I can't recall ever seeing a jet & shell...
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