Welcome, Yael. Could you post at least 1 photo showing the design on the plates? You're not giving us much to work with here. What country are...
The modeling of the figure is quite good, but I don't do red. Looks a good quality piece for sure.
The care that was taken to make sure the clasp is secure tells me it's a good piece.
Welcome & excellent job on your first post.
I see these repairs too & never had a term for it. "Straight pin fix" is perfect. Thanks. :)
https://www.amazon.com/Berkin-Arts-Canvas-Famous-Paintings-Poster-Reproduction/dp/B07XF8F5CZ?th=1
Are you sure you're not seeing a high fidelity image of brushstrokes? What do your fingertips tell you?
This is what a friend calls 'overdescribed': supplied with a lot of information to sound important, but nothing really specific to this piece....
Look like samurai helmets to me. Not sure the Vikings had horses.
Hate to have to ask, but are you sure this is a painting & not a print on canvas?
Is the mystery object hollow or what? We can't tell & it would be useful to know. A pic taken straight down at it would help.
They behave like color change sapphires, aka simulated alexandrite. And if that is what they are, it is a virtual certainty that they were lab grown.
Maybe the pen belonged to the owner of the book?
Nice to see you, even if only a cameo appearance. :kiss::kiss:
Guess the modeler of the lamp base wasn't so erudite.
One vote for real.
The Sphinx is female.
@komokwa Can you make anything of the mark on the Israeli ring? TU
I see a W in the first pic.
I think the notes 'quite lovely', 'lovely' & 'bravo' were, as you suspect, written by an owner of the book, not by the duke or duchess.
Separate names with a comma.
