I did mean customs as in inspection of imported goods for approval for entry into the country. Items are marked to show they have passed through...
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Thing on her arm looks like a customs seal.
The diadem indicates a goddess; the degree of nudity indicates Aphrodite/Venus. Could be a museum reproduction although in my experience such...
They usually separate into 2 dress clips. Yours aren't clips?
To me it's only somewhat unique.
Not just any male. Pan? Faces look like theatrical masks. The grain stalks suggest Demeter/Ceres. Not my field. Was Staffordshire given to...
Bacchantes/maenads is all I know.
There's a thought.
The first one makes me uneasy. Doesn't she have a monkey face?
Well made, turn of the century piece. The missing stones may have been removed during the Depression.
The aragonite I like is in pearls. :D
Could be 2 of 4 seasons.
I have no idea, does aragonite occur in layers like that? It look to me like what my mineral guide calls onyx marble. (Really marble but commonly...
I can't believe that so many dolls inside would have any room to rattle. Have you managed to put them all back in yet?
That was my feeling too.
Just as well, IMO.
Is the scene the same on both sides? If not, can you show the other one?
You want old age? A little earlier I found myself pouring coffee into one of the cats' bowls.
'Whimsical' is a word I would use.
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