From your description that sounds like what it is: not pottery coated to look like metal; metal coated to look like terra cotta.
Since he did some other Muses, maybe then this is Erato (because seated; Terpsichore likely to be on her feet) & he was not adhering strictly to...
More soap & less water. Then a very soft toothbrush. We will have to see what you are talking about to know if it is natural to the shell or...
The Rubin Wedgwood collection for auction: https://www.liveauctioneers.com/catalog/276546_the-rubin-wedgwood-collection/?page=1 Definitely...
Possible she is Allégorie de la Musique. I could find the title but not an image.
Neoclassical. If it is meant to be anyone in particular, I don't recognize her. The Muses Erato & Terpsichore are both depicted with a lyre, not...
Think it's "Arts Uniq", the framer.
The hinge, clasp, bail & lady's hairstyle all say late 40s - 50s.
If I were wearing it, I would love not to put any more dents in it. You can see how easily it could happen.
You would expect it to be a lithograph, given the provenance, but doesn't appear to be. I'm interested to see how she placed a flower stickpin as...
Did you purchase it from a Netherlands seller? It's an interesting question I don't think anyone has ever taken up, just what tended to happen to...
Correct. Correct. Correct. I doubt it. Where in the world are you, Rec? They have not been as popular as mythological themes & "pretty...
The time of the expert who provided the answer is also valuable.
Fortunately it is only a collection of photos.
I'm seeing M (h? k?) t. However, neither H nor K is a letter you regularly see in in Italian names. (And K is something you do not see much in...
I would not be surprised if the scene is based on a French work of art, but the cameo is Italian.
They do help. What I thought I was seeing is really the back of the decoration on the front.
:eek::eek::eek::eek:! No more than I would use it on pearls. Unless you are talking hardstone, of course, then it's a question of the rest of...
Chances are a lot of the search results would be links back to this forum. We have mentioned Headband Girl & Ponytail Girl many times, here &...
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