Nice. Wonder if the term 'uncontrolled bubbles' is used in glassblowing.
In case you ever have the wiper part but no lizard.
Yes, cigarette case; no, humidor. Really cool. Do you think any of the metal is silver, such as around the edge of the cover? Looks in good...
Liguri? Would love to see the whole thing before the Grinch steals it.
Perhaps something more in the nature of Celluloid than like modern day resin. There are collectors of early plastics.
Chances are good luck, long life, prosperity, etc. rather than some mysterious dragon message. Face reminds me of a fox head doorknocker, but I...
The little findings used to attach cord to a clasp if not tied directly or French wire not used. Two types I used were knot cups & clamshell...
I'm sure there's a story behind it. :D
143/145 is the street address of Richardson the furnisher, not indication of a limited edition.
Duh. Family name is Clement-Massier; no middle initial need apply.
It looks good & solid. Agree - 60s vibe. I can just picture it on a model wearing a really short dress.
The question I had in mind is what, off the cuff, do they think it might fetch without any assurance it is Giusti? Just on its own merits, what...
I understand better. It's not just that you don't know whether your frame might be by Giusti's own hand (is there a 'workshop of'?), you have no...
[ATTACH] [IMG] When we see an image created by thousands of tiny black parallel lines, we believe we are looking at a technique used in...
I can see wearing this as every day bling. [IMG]
This lives up to my imagining of the priestly breast plate of the high priest of the Israelites.
Did you mean 'imitation', fake, or 'cultured', artificially induced? I have not seen pearls quite like these, so want to learn if they are not...
https://www.newspapers.com/clip/23613101/fitchburg-sentinel/
Seem to remember from another thread that it's not exactly an inkwell, but for adding water to mix with scrapings from the ink stone. Maybe...
I love seeing people wear cameos again. We have a thread devoted to them: https://www.antiquers.com/threads/cameos-show-tell-or-ask-answer.23493/
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