Almost certainly male.
Sounds like a good, conservative approach. Think Hippocrates: first, do no harm. A major thing will be to make sure it is not closed up while...
Many times I have soaked a piece, applied a soft toothbrush, found some gunk clinging in crevices, so back in the soapy water, brushing, still...
It looks like London Canada to me. A souvenir of a trip to Ontario, I would say.
That's why she looked familiar. She would come up in certain searches I run on eBay.
We need to see this in a clear closeup.
Someone did post the BBC link somewhere. but not the CNN video. Guess if you buy seafood, you might buy other things found in the sea.
Looks meant to hang someplace where it can swing a bit.
Wood looks like cedar to me.
Acetic acid dissolves calcium carbonate. In other words, vinegar is not good for nacre. Plain water & a toothbrush may remove the worst if...
Painting, not print on canvas. Agree with BYU, could be turn of 20th century, sort of a modernized pre-raphaelite/post-impressionist look.
Is this really 2 questions? Print or painting? & Recent or antique? Echos of Caravaggio: [ATTACH]
Looks like the young Dionysus/Bacchus. [IMG]
You don't have cats, do you? They have a whole other idea of what people in comfy chairs are for.
We'd like it even better full size. :) [IMG] Can you tell us any more about it?
Welcome, Adrielle. How big is it? It looks rather like a letter opener at the moment. Is the blade sharp?
They would be glass pearls. Think you put a few fingers through that loop to keep hold of it without totally tying up that hand. Not a belt loop.
"originally, white gold stood for friendship, yellow gold for fidelity, and rose god for true love [sic]" The little archer god has been at them.
This made a timely appearance in my inbox:...
They are the handles, for serving dishes. Maybe. They are the handles for, serving dishes. Not in my English classroom.
Separate names with a comma.
