Other than the V, the letters look Greek: epsilon; phi; delta.
No way did I need it, but couldn't resist.
It's the way it's supposed to look. Some lapis has those silvery grey inclusions in it.
Try the link now. Should work.
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Allegorical figures of Day & Night. You will also find them described as Aurora/Eos & Nyx. I have never found one of these at a price I wanted...
Now I have Mrs. Lovett singing By the Sea in my head.
Royal Ballet. Frederick Ashton. The figure in the poster is Jeremy Fisher.
Love this crab pot. Or is it a crack pot? :joyful: I really do like it.
Are you able to replace the missing pearls & stones? Do you want this for you or to sell?
This is what I mean when I say the cameo market has become wonky & unpredictable. In both cases the hardstone cameo is signed by a known 19th...
Brass & silver have distinctive smells. There is no way to describe this in words, you just have to handle known examples of each metal & learn...
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To keep her body in that position, Proserpina (Persephone) is working pretty hard too. Bernini made it easier on her.
It's a little different than you describe it, the pink & white layers are separate & do not blend together. The mollusk makes the pink layer (or...
The ones I usually see, with 4 points, are made very simply with 2 metal strips crisscrossed on the back. This one is a cut above.
Yes, she is very pretty. The goddess Ceres/Demeter. The settings I have seen with this construction have held the shell only at the cardinal...
Try Diana & Endymion.
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Sulphide perhaps.
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