I like evelyb's thought & don't have a better one, but this business of their being magnetic is just so very odd. Did they start that way...
Could the first letter be W? I definitely see wald at the end, so conceivably the product of a forest region in a German speaking country. I...
It's really hard to make out from the photos what any of it is. However, I think the pendant is just an oval segment of whatever it is & not the...
Explains why I kept waffling in my head between ivory & faux ivory. (Bone was never a contender.) In this photo, am I seeing that the outer...
I couldn't possibly say exactly when it was made, but it is not old enough to have any meaning for its value. The Chinese have a thriving...
Thanks. That's quite something.
Think a 3-legged toad (money toad?) is an auspicious symbol in China.
And there you have it, folks. Thank you, thank you, Ms. @Any Jewelry :kiss::kiss:
Thank you for your good wishes. All the best to you & yours. Some years I get into a very festive mood; this was not one of those years. No...
I have been assuming the face is ivory. It certainly has that appearance from a little distance, but I have begun to wonder. Are you able to get...
Interesting idea. But sitting down & spinning? The chair is also interesting: [IMG]
I know @Any Jewelry has been taking a respite from the site, just 'lurking' sometimes, but maybe she'll see her knowledge could be used here....
I'm sure I'm not the only one who would like to see the whole vase. :)
Which reminds me, I don't see any traces of gilding on this piece, do you? If the hands were also in ivory, this would strike me as similar to...
You've got it. Parian ware had completely slipped my mind as a possibility.
Here's the link for the pic:...
From the photo of the back, it looks to me like abalone that has been cleverly painted in a trompe l'oeil manner to look like it is inlaid with...
Definitely molded. If not plaster, maybe reconstituted marble. I considered several possibilities for the subject, but, all in all, although she...
I considered Clotho, but it didn't get me anywhere. [IMG]
Welcome, Rod. Is there really no other mark on the piece? And can we see her from the back, please? As much info as you can provide, in pix &...
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