They look more like labradorite now. The gold running through the beads seems to be the source of the oranginess.
In some respects it reminds me of the vase the pros IDed for me as Brush amaryllis: Ceramic Vase - What Did I Buy? In my limited familiarity...
Thank you. She's similar to the Mouhé on the previous page; both French from around the same time. I'm starting to have a feel for these French...
Reverchon was at his peak activity 1860 - 1880.
Could be opal. Are those oranges & yellow there all the time or a lighting artifact?
This just in from France, Ceres, by François Joseph Charles Reverchon, graveur. [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
What goes around... Just saw an eBay listing for a micromosaic frame that reminded me very much of one I have. Seller showed FAP mark & IDed as...
I'm in the Celluloid or similar camp. I don't see any signs of ivory or bone. The floral beads are very similar to the ubiquitous flowered...
EBay's motto is very much caveat emptor. I reassure myself with the presumption that anyone who would even think about paying $50,000 for a cameo...
If I remember correctly, they used to be asking even more for it. I wrote & sent pix of others just like it to make the case that it's...
Keep an eye on them. Being sealed in a wooden display case can promote Byne's disease. Nice though to have a way to display vertically. If I...
I have been putting tags on signed pieces, or putting a slip of paper in the box with the names of carvers, more in the event of someone else...
Sounds as though your collection is very orderly. Is it on display? Do you have an inventory? I did finally make a Word doc with a list of my...
Even though she was told her proposed paper was too off topic for the conference in question, my Italian friend lavished many 'bravissima's on the...
His taste developed along with yours. A man who buys you nice cameos. Where do I get one of those? :)
[ATTACH] This one seems to be a mashup of Madonna della Seggiola, Madonna del Cardellino, & a Madonna yet to be identified, maybe one where she's...
Wonder if your husband knew quite what he was getting. Seller had the name mangled, Tingani or something that way, in the listing title, although...
Hear, hear! The whole positioning of the kithara & the hands holding it on the second cameo is strained & unnatural.
Thank you. I feel greedy accepting it, it's so beautiful.
The green beads are definitely ones I've seen identified as Neiger. Can't vouch for the accuracy but have seen more than once. Tend to agree...
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