My position exactly.
That one is modern.
This is not a flask. A flask has a neck with a narrow opening. This piece has a very wide mouth, oil or perfume easily spilled, perfume...
Undoubtedly the same workmanship in a different form. Did you notice the shipping cost?
The garter bit is commonplace. The question is if there is anything more to know about the knights.
That was me. :)
Alas, they are only in my collection of photos.
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The yoke of the dress on yours is much more elaborate than others.
The outer frame is designed to be similar to a garter, as in Order of the Garter. It's an order of chivalry, so some designer added knights. I...
Just to see. [ATTACH]
She's standing, so maybe not, but I would class her as a piano baby.
When I saw this thread I was highly curious as to what a helmet ring is. In case you ever encounter something similar, a figure wearing one of...
Not antique, mid-20th maybe.
The cameo would be Italian, but may have been set elsewhere.
Surprising as it is common on cameos. [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Did you notice the helmet has a face on it?
It's a mother of pearl cameo of Athena. MOP can be dyed, but there is no reason to think this isn't natural. The 800 on the outside of the shank...
When it comes to descriptions of the position of heads/busts, have never seen 'conjoined' used in the literature about engraved gems. One in...
Zeus & presumably Hera.
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