I like the Mary Massier coincidence with the year. Presumably her middle initial was C, so MCM, or 1900. Love the vase as well.
Some of my finds, such as the cameo ring that is my avatar, are cameos with signatures on them that show in the photos but have been completely...
Appear to have no other purpose in life than to be collectible.
Do they close magnetically? And one is a handbag made from an American flag?
Helmet shell cameo; pretty lady who is no one in particular; probably 1950s; cameo Italian, probably set elsewhere. You posted the image just...
I don't know if those slivery pieces in the first set are considered pearls or simply mother of pearl. It has been dyed to that color. Don't...
Look handcrafted rather than commercial. Interesting use of sea urchin parts. Like them both.
Think I see GA&CO as maker.
Cleaning it up could accurately be described as a major undertaking, since it might just about kill you. Giusti seems to be to frames what Hanau...
Wrong first name. Marfan?
King James, methinks.
Never mind.
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Brings back memories of lying in a hospital bed with a broken hip (me, not the bed).
Contemporary consensus is that the sitter was not Beatrice & the painter was not Reni. You see school of Reni, circle of Reni, Elisabetta Sirani,...
You've mentioned that it has been over fire & smoke & that you wondered whether to clean. You might have to ask a wood conservator to find out,...
Is that the one that runs on 2 legs?
Realize I was using wrong pix for comparison. Maybe one was so successful another maker decided to imitate?
This carving is not an exact copy of that drawing; changes were made. There are certain conventions in depicting Medusa, so they are bound to...
Someone point out to me what's different about the position of the tail? Love the detail on these, that the underside got as much attention as...
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