I'm thinking watch fob. On the large size for a bracelet charm.
No, it's not genuine granulation, with each grain applied individually, but it is meant to give that appearance, & that is what I think was...
Were you hoping for an answer beyond 'souvenir of Paris'? 1930s seems about right. Doubt it is silver. I'm speculating that it is all that...
Deposé just means the design is registered.
Just came across this:...
Seaman's chest? Handles do not look original.
Way cool!
Is this a fireplace, wood stove, or dressing table? :confused: More like a porringer & milk jug than tea, I would guess. How did the kid get up...
Do you have provenance for it? It looks in very good condition for 100+ years old. @komokwa
It's difficult to tell from the photos about any stones. They are definitely not diamonds. If the piece is really glittery in good light then...
If they have correctly attributed these to Tassie, you can see how his workshop finished the edges, something that may vary maker to maker....
While people are still making impressions in plaster, selling without mentioning they are modern, I can see no percentage in forging glass ones,...
Broke my face just in time for Halloween. Fortunately I'm not Humpty Dumpty & they put it together again, but still have some discoloration...
I love the use of 'expertise' as a verb. I'm stealing the idea. :D For all the appreciations so many of you have left me, :shy: :kiss: Just...
If you go to this link, you may get a security warning, but I think that is probably because the link has had so few users. I can see no reason...
We have members who seem to be able to find lists of Italian jewellers by their number; I'm not one of them. Being able to put a name to the...
!! indeed. Keeping shell cameos in cardboard boxes is conducive to Byne's Disease. Don't do it. The shell has alternating layers of white &...
Impressions of this gem are rarely complete. The V&A has a shell cameo by James Ronca, which he copied from a medallion by Thomas Woolner, who...
People collected them by the hundreds, even thousands, especially the less expensive plaster impressions. They kept them in purpose-built...
I see 925, the fineness mark for sterling silver. The number with NA indicates the Neapolitan jewellery company who set this helmet shell cameo,...
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