I would have to guess it is the later one just because of when charm bracelets were popular.
The W & P make it look almost like a chi rho. So either P or W starts the surname. W not used in Italian. I know. William Charles Poe, Edgar's...
What Raphael has finished painting: [IMG]
If it's like other pieces of his, the name is so lightly incised you can barely spot it. Lucky lighting to pick it up in photo. Not really to...
See it's the shape that's elusive, not Craftscmq:...
Thought Craftscmq could be a typo, but if it is, it's contagious:...
No, it's glass, & probably not original to that jet frame.
I don't know if there's a correct term, but 'peacock eye' would be descriptive. Doesn't quite look like dichroic glass.
I'm convinced it is molded/cast. From the edge it has the appearance of 2 or 3 different materials: [IMG] It's a bit different from other...
The parure with tourmaline sold for $950 10 years ago.
A slight variation on our friend: [IMG]...
No reason it can't be from 1940 & yes, doesn't look like an individual membership certificate. It is recognizing some local organization as an...
Pretty sure not Chinese, although definitely some man made polymer. We had a whole thread about these & related products. Gatierre, Danbiere &...
I see her both in glass & plastic.
Here she is en habillé: [IMG]
The cameos themselves were made in Czechoslovakia & sold as elements to various jewellery makers. She is very common. Not necessarily mourning...
What Marie & bluumz said, 2 pieces glued together. I'm not sure about the background being tortoiseshell; it also looks consistent with some...
He lived quite a long life & probably started in the family shop from a very young age. I just think he got better, although he also got more...
I would call this color cobalt, not teal or turquoise.
Makes you wonder about the silver, amber & ivory he claims to find.
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