So did I. Doing better now. Better living through chemistry.
:kiss::kiss: back atcha.
What are they strung on?
They look like some form of trade bead to me, made in Italy for use in business transactions in Africa at one time. They are highly collectible,...
It is a tawiz (also taweez), so perhaps of interest to anyone who would also be interested in the Quran, but I see no reason they would have to be...
Thank you, INH. (These days NIH comes more readily to mind.) Good to see you are still doing your remarkable, a bit scary, research that helps...
Hello, All. Sorry for having dropped out for a while. I was already staying home except when absolutely necessary to go out well before it...
I hope she does not mind my sharing this piece of personal information with you. @bluumz is a respiratory therapist, so she is going to be on...
I risk being fined if I go out & hobnob, so taking it easy is the rule of the day. Thank you for the good wishes. Think I might start calling it...
Casco. It's a cameo factory. There may be the personal mark of the cutter with it, not something I can decipher, I'm afraid.
No, I hadn't. Think you are spot on, so signet reads as something like Beware, don't let yourself get trapped. Still has to be from that part of...
What Kyra said. It was meant to be personalized, perhaps with a monogram.
Fascinating. Not sure Mamie would have been allowed to keep it. Think gifts from foreign parties are considered property of the Office of the...
Great find! I have not seen this composition before, but suspect there is a painting out there somewhere it was copied from. My best guess is...
Good Grief! She sure is ready to party. Like Holly, I thought it was a strange, badly balanced vase. Thank goodness Greg knew better. Feel...
Thank you, Houseful. It happens sometimes, to the consternation & annoyance of everyone who knows me. It leads to a volume of apologies needed.
The quality of the findings, the clasp & the hinge for the bail, is a tip off that whole piece is good quality. Shame about the traumatic...
A custom engraved signet for sure. Beware of what? I agree with Holly that it looks like an armadillo. The other bit suggests an oil drilling...
Very nice. The 3 Graces is definitely signed & more legible than usual, but afraid I don't recognize it.
Sorry, KSW & everyone. I got lost in my 1 bedroom apartment for several weeks. Now that I'm confined here I found my way back. Don't know if...
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