That is one of the major reasons I started the thread, to broaden awareness of what a cameo can be. Always nice to hear it's working. :)
I can't see this as ivory. It's a good fake, but the surface texture puts me off: [ATTACH] Also can't see real ivory set in a base metal box...
No apology needed. Since I collect cameos, I enjoy seeing your vase/urn.
The USS Maryland inscription may be more like Remember the Alamo!. Honor to the memory of those who died & a reminder of why you're fighting.
It's not you, it's them. But description says this vase is a truncated cone shape & no mention of a Bacchic scene on the body, so very different...
They're not going to share any expertise or spend time & effort on an item they can't/won't sell, so first they decide if an item makes the cut....
Catawiki is an on line resource, a bit like Worthpoint.
Church altarpiece?
Ever since first seeing this guy's listings on eBay I have worried that his work would slip on to the secondary market without provenance attached...
A handful of years ago I had to communicate with this organization in the matter of a cameo being represented as Victorian that I recognized as...
If it's possible to use the toggle bar in connection with some part of the fob to close the chain into a circle, I would suggest this has been...
With those snaky bits coiling off, it would be tempting to see the figure on the glass intaglio as Medusa, but other elements indicate the grain...
Dextrarum junctio. Joining of right hands, symbolic of trust, friendship. Also Fides, faithfulness, and omonoia, harmony concord. Ancient...
Another from CMOG: https://www.cmog.org/artwork/wall-revetment-tile-18 [ATTACH] https://www.cmog.org/artwork/wall-revetment-tile-22...
After looking at your ring, an ad that popped up in my e-mail looked like this: [ATTACH]
After examining my largest coral piece, I like the blush on some of your beads for coral. Not sure what 'too cold' means. I cannot see them as...
That perfectly straight scoring that runs across the back raises questions about age in my mind.
It does look as though it was originally a 2 strand necklace. I see some possibility it is coral. It depends on the look of the handful of beads...
I was not going to buy it but wonder if @PepperAnna might have? I'll be content with collecting the photos for my records. It's time I left...
I don't think we've seen this name before, have we? Are you considering buying the gentleman?
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