[ATTACH] I don't have Aqui's skill at sharpening things up, but between hers & what I was able to do, I feel confident saying the cameo is ivory....
Thanks, Aqui. No, I had not seen this - I don't take a paper. But seem to recall having heard of something similar before, engraved gems lost...
Scognamiglio comes to mind first, although the writing starts awfully close to center for such a long name. https://www.cascosrl.it/
Definitely looks like it was meant to be wired to me.
https://outforia.com/types-of-coral/ See #s 14 & 18. Think 18, finger coral, looks closer.
Quite possible it was made in both brass & gold. Yours definitely has an Egyptian assay mark that looks to me like 21K double struck. The...
First cameo is a typical 1950s production. Think I see frame is marked 750 on the back? She'll sell, but not sure for $150. Does the stickpin...
Have you aimed a UV light at it yet?
Jewellers & anyone else who needs to have magnification & the option of prescription lenses while having both hands free. Dermatologists &...
Possibly ctrine, but I'm more inclined to peridot/olivine. Having it shown on brown instead of white may be confounding things.
The first one here is far & away the one that would be of most interest to a jeweller. When the figure herself wears jewellery, she is said to be...
I'm going to have a repetitive motion injury from scrolling back & forth so much. Onward. The coral Psyche is a nice carving & the frame is...
Carving of first is mediocre & obviously not solid gold. Back is more interesting than the front. What does the little tag say? Looks like it...
First 2 are crudely cut helmet shell & I would not feel a pang if they were scrapped. The third, the conch shell Flora, is my personal favorite...
Think it says St. George.
Thanks for letting us look over your shoulder at the process. What you manage to do is endlessly amazing. What are you using to add color to the...
The wheel indicates that what goes around...
Tykhe, usually spelled Tyche, was Fortuna to the Romans; there is a lot of crossover between these two & Cybele. A cornucopia is one of her...
Aarrgghh! https://usantiqueshows.com/antiques-trade-talk-with-matthew-weldon/?utm_source=email&utm_medium=mc&utm_campaign=410696 [ATTACH] MW:...
I like it. Think it is in desperate need of a cleaning. That cigar band shape was in vogue 30s- 40s.
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