I save photos of signed cameos & have far more Schmolls than any other. Think he signed everything he ever did & must have been whittling away...
'Fraid my wit is anemic on Sunday nights.
Are you soliciting cutting remarks? :D
Maybe one of the Four Great Beauties of China.
It's the 'Silz' variant (my term) of the signature of a prolific 19th century Parisian cameo cutter @Jivvy worked out is Charles Schmoll. The...
A Greek delta? Alpha Delta or Delta Alpha?
This is Medusa, which inclines me to Italian: [IMG] The figure on the central plaquette is a bacchante, a female follower of the wine god Bacchus.
Done. Will let you know if I hear anything before we all do.
The streak on unglazed porcelain, but when wiped with a water-dampened swab? Does hematite oxidize?
Hand cut helmet shell, Venus & Cupid, would say 20th century, pre-WWII. A photo of the back may help pin down age a bit more; hinges & clasps can...
Toumaline is possible, I suppose, but black onyx is used much more often.
Think you posted it here. Meaning we came up with a name but it's now forgotten? The magician was probably one of the usual suspects.
I have not had contact & have also been wondering with concern. I can imagine relatively benign reasons for not having time/energy for her...
Corn can be so a-mazing.
I recall they positioned it as though it were a luxury brand. Not any old plastic, Genuine Lucite. I remember an ad campaign along the lines of,...
Nope, but I love knowing stuff like that, so do tell. Someone patched an unintended bubble?
I remember a huge marketing push for 'genuine Lucite' in the early/mid-60s. We acquired 2 bi-color translucent bangle bracelets & a pen holder...
Once saw an eBay listing for a 'vintage graduation charm' that had a date just 2 years earlier.
@bluumz & everyone else: [ATTACH] The way the head/face were done makes me think fairly early.
Unquestionably Wedgwood. I don't know what the additional letters mean; some of it is probably year. You could make a new post in the silver...
Separate names with a comma.
