With only the photo to go by, my first thought was that this is coral: [IMG] Handling it could easily change my mind, but the way the pin is...
What AJ & OBB said. The only one I knew for sure was that the coral is coral & piece is nicely made. The Japanese bar pin is gorgeous & it's...
As maddening as it is to wait, think you'll have to wait until it arrives to have a better idea of what you bought. BTW, seller description says...
I had the same observations & thoughts. Just spent a bit of time poking around in the records of the impressions made by James Tassie. His...
Took my little UV flashlight to the display cabinet wanting to look at a particular little carving that is marble. Never noticed before: it has...
Dreamy.
Judaica coming out of Poland also makes me uneasy, & seller has quite a number of items tagged that way. This one really sets off alarm bells for...
Must have it mixed up with the lion of Judah.
It's one word for them. Putti is used more often in English; the Italian Albani called them amorini, little loves. They're wingless, but you can...
Believe me, I know about this. I don't post many items, but probably half start out when I don't yet have them in hand because I'm dying to know...
Green?! Now I'm really puzzled. I have a display cabinet full of little carvings in an assortment of materials. In UV light, most reflect back...
I don't know about in the realm of belt buckles, but in the artistic world at large scenes like this are pretty common, at least in some periods....
Paul Jokelson was a major collector of sulfides. For some reason I have 2 copies of his book.
That was the word I wanted. The combination of the axes with the lopped off tree had me thinking in terms of the ability to conquer/overcome...
Is this how Bunny looks under UV to your eye? How the camera sees it? After some editing? Vinegar solution may not have been strong enough, or...
I'm not sure what I think about this. Did you clean the matrix (the engraved part)? What do you think the handle was made of? Iron? The matrix...
Does anyone else think this woman: [ATTACH] could be meant for this woman? [ATTACH]
Yoohoo! @Couch Potato Wannabe Is this anything you can decipher? Lovely vase & olde tyme stickers.
We review this regularly. There are 2 different stones commonly called alabaster. Wiki sorts them out: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alabaster...
Bet these are fabulous in stronger light: [IMG] Color looks like Swaroski Crystal's hyacinth (jacinth).
Separate names with a comma.
