I have trouble choosing too, but I think the blue one with the bow blows me away.
The 2 pieces that screw together should swivel on the findings that hold them so the clasp can twist independently of the rest of the piece.
It would not surprise me if bog oak can be soaked, in water or something else, & made slightly squishy so that it could take the impression of a...
Thanks for your work in making the inscription more visible. I'm afraid it doesn't convey anything to me. In the thread @Marko started for the...
Or post-reunification. It looks in pretty good condition. I would call it a footlocker.
A search for 'sprigged silk' turned up this simpler but similar garment:...
This says it's gouache over heliogravure: https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/Der-rote-Ibis/25218A35866889E3 Looks like this is the original....
Quite likely the notation on the back is not in her hand.
That's what I thought. An ill-considered choice for that use. Maybe someone just wanted to close it into a circle with no intention of opening...
Your local appraiser is certified. I'm not sure what that means when it comes right down to it. What qualifies him to assess swords? Are these...
The very same.
There's a Claude Lessot with no further info. I already searched Forrer's Biographical Dictionary of Medallists with no luck.
This one by Bertrand Andieu is a bit closer: [ATTACH] We need an engraver whose initial are CL/LC (I favor CL.)
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The outer frame looks like bog oak to me. Having the pin assembly screwed directly into the material is consistent. The central plaquette I...
It was never commonly in use & the cameo brooch in the photo is mid-20th century. Such a delicate, fragile thing. A bracelet & wax flowers do...
Today I saw a cinereous vulture eviscerate & eat a rabbit. Guess she was up for sushi too. :eek:
I don't think the floral thingies are securing anything. The 'petals' are bent to varying degrees & when seen from behind look quite open. I...
I have a couple of Lucite eggs from the late 60s/early 70s, one with thistles in it, the other with a single dandelion seed. The plastic was...
Very dramatic. Most of the time Any Jewelry knows about 'ethnic' jewellery. She'll be along.
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