Afraid my immediate reaction was that it is glass, & this photo moved me even more in that direction: [IMG] I would not expect that grainy...
As in 'lover', as you well know. ;)
Ah, a tongue & box clasp, very nice. This is a well made piece. The miniature is either hand painted or a transfer. When you look at a transfer...
Is this guy's name George or Harry? Or are there 2 of them, equally fruit obsessed?
This is what I can get out of IM Translator: Everything is safe and every day Comes from the Lord who loves only the pious. Walk here on his...
Fence maker's ledger? Rails, slats, posts. Surely unrelated to litho.
A true amateur, in the literal sense.
@Any Jewelry is still missing. :(
Does not look like bone to me. A closeup pic of the back at the bottom where there's some change to the color might be informative.
Opaline glass, methinks.
The geode section would be citrine & probably heated to get that dark color. According to my gems & minerals guide, 'Most commercial citrines are...
With the grapes my first thought was "bacchante", but she does look very particular.
Glad you do understand it is not a cameo, that's a bugboo of mine. But these porcelain miniatures do get lumped in with them. I have seen this...
Thanks! Helmeted Marianne it is. One I can check off my mysteries list.
The piece probably has the documented provenance that would make it legal to sell anyplace ivory sales are not banned completely. It carries...
I spent some time looking into Jason, but he does not seem to have been a favorite of gem engravers, perhaps because he comes to an inglorious...
Maybe you could call the 'bumps' studs?
Completely useless, etched & bejewelled elephant tusk:...
One of the best uses of Headband Girl I have seen. Made in Austria. https://www.ebay.com/itm/384236258445 [IMG]
This patent is for some chemical process/compound granted to Polish applicants not named Bellows.
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