I like the paper that came with them the best. Carbuncles for the discriminate jeweler.
Or it may leave everyone speechless.
One of the paintings in the gallery above is mine. I paid a heck of a lot more than $35 for it, so I think you got something of interest for a...
There's always the possibility that it was an attempt at forgery.
Rhodonite.
Nineteenth century painting students often copied masters of earlier periods as a way of developing their technique. All but one of these is 19th...
Got any cameos?
I was finding similar under Venetian glass, then description would say made in Murano. Go with Venetian.
Where are these pieces coming from? if I may ask. Seems like a nice stash.
Expect it's the similarity to Rembrandt's self-portrait. [IMG]
Believe me, I know how hard it can be. This is when a USB microscope can come in handy.
Wanted to see it better. [ATTACH]
This gestalts for me that way, but far from certain. [ATTACH] Work seems a bit clunky to me for France, but the tininess of the marks & the...
White topaz certainly a possibility. When clean, they should glitter & refract light like diamond. The French also do fabulous work with glass &...
Think what I really meant to say, how the hollow ones are usually described, is Venetian glass.
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French boar's head? Guessing & working from memory. How do you know they are topazes?
If the 2 are near mirror images of each other, I would guess faux. Don't think they are quite so symmetrical in nature.
Good question. I was assuming they are.
My thought is that it is like a bar brooch in disguise. You could certainly wear it to keep a collar closed.
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