Neoclassical seems to be the going term. Looks like there is a caryatid effect on the arms.
I know nothing about furniture, but that lyre back doesn't say Egyptian to me.
Maybe more Gypsy than Egyptian. That was a look in the earlier 70s.
Could be Venus bathing.
I always assume it will cost me double the hammer price on the rare occasions I participate in an English auction, & that's for small, easily...
Thank you for the clarification. It was the shape of the mu that was misleading me.
I love stuff like this. Would it have functioned as a writing slope? Are the hinges original?
If the lady were not so loosely clad, I would think it was a study for a Madonna with Christ Child & young St. John the Baptist. Has that feel of...
Some Etruscan Revival influence too, I'd say. Archeological Revival gets them both, but not from the original revival of these designs in the...
'Fratelli' is Italian for 'brothers', so Campana Brothers.
I think if we get more glassies in here we'll learn there's some actual term for this rippled ribbon effect. Be careful not to call anyone a...
The 2 marks appear to be the same mark stamped in opposite orientations. BTC, with the T taller?
I see FB turned 90 degrees counterclockwise.
Are the free ends of the wires as blunt as they look? Suggests to me not US, UK or Europe for origin. I like the simple design, but you are...
Clearly inspired by those fantastical cups/chalices they used to make with a nautilus shell bowl. Cool. [IMG]
Altered. I don't think this is a 'type'; Coro did not put it together this way. Convertible pieces usually allow you to wear the 2 parts...
There is the possibility the locket was not originally attached to the bow. They seem very different to me. Maybe Grama didn't like to wear...
Anything inside?
Think we should call you Duette. :) The locket could be gold filled. Is it completely unmarked?
They are abbreviations, in Russian. If you look at Russian icons of Mary with Child, you will see the same markings.
Separate names with a comma.
