[IMG] We like 'em this size.
Hello, Dave D. On what do you base your expectations?
Think it could be FT. Fratelli means Brothers, so they're a they, not a he.
Hello, Gertrude. No, it can't all, most of it is not. Scrolling through the Egyptian antiquities I saw a couple of scarabs that might be...
So much of what you use comes from manicure materials & tools, in your spare moments, do you adorn your own nails? Or is it like the unshod...
That was my thought too, although without any experience to back it up.
Eye candy (takes some time to load): https://www.christies.com/features/10-unusual-snuff-boxes-including-pugs-dragons-and-lions-6863-1.aspx See...
Was searching for snuff boxes with enamel lids & religious scenes & came across this. Wow! [IMG]...
The depth & shape lead me to think it is for powder or some other use on a lady's vanity table.
La Reine des Bricolageuses!
Or Gina Lollobrigida. [IMG]
I can see an animal there too. It looks more like a dog to me, which would also be consistent with a herdsman, but you're right, it appears there...
It could have been cast from his model any number of times. Depends on what you mean by 'real sculpture.'
Writing on the top edge looks to me like it says ALBERT, upside down & truncated.
I started without. Google suggests I want Vouvray, then gives me wine. Adding & subtracting terms did not help. Maybe I've offended it somehow!...
She could be an oread, a mountain nymph. I have seen similar little boxes described as comfit boxes/bonbonnieres.
Post hoc, sed non ergo propter hoc.
What princess wouldn't want to kiss him?
Looking at recent auction prices for sold pieces that are comparable is exactly what an appraiser would do. With the Internet & the information...
Good finding. Google will not produce anything for me for Vauvray Freres.
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