Pieces like one posted are described both as dresser boxes & powder boxes; inkwells by them are also turning up. Think g'g'ma didn't do the...
A search for 'Aladin porcelain France' was very fruitful. E.g.:...
Unlike Fortuna & Abundatia, Pomona has a story connected with her of how she was wooed by another allegorical figure, Vertumnus:...
Plique a jour was just invented for dragonfly wings. Absolutely the best use of the technique.
So it is a minimum of 100 years old?
Definitely looks like something changed below the level of the signature: weaver, or condition of weaver.
Another brilliant catch & fix by the French miracle worker. You must be buzzing with happiness. :kiss::kiss:
The imagery of Ceres, Abundantia & Fortuna is understandably intertwined, since an abundance of agricultural products is one type of good fortune....
Do you remember it as being entirely concerned with the afterlife & how a person's earthly life determines what will happen to them when they die?
Big book/small book? Simple language suitable for children? Bible stories or more of an interpretation of Christian teachings? Nature of...
[ATTACH] HA with a bouquet of flowers or a shock of grain in between?
Just noticed the colorful floral piping on the first one. Nice touch.
Jewellery has been made over for as long as jewellery has been made. This is wearing away & item did not have enough sentimental value to anyone...
Rounded corners yet. I can't so much as thread a needle but love these. Nice they have been preserved in the family. I had to abandon a small...
The bottom caught my attention but did not know which way it argued. Thanks for the pointer.
Agree with RC on all counts. I was surprised when interior did not live up to workmanship of exterior. Think you will not lose money when you're...
If that fate were inevitable, I'd still be painting simian mymphs. Why was it always the kids with the best penmanship who could not put a...
Then, to borrow a phrase, it is them, not you, & not your ISP.
Oh, I have small piles of heavier, oversized books about engraved gems in a number of spots as I would rather have them lie flat than sit upright...
Uh huh. Those are the chapter headings. It's fair enough to say that based on having seen lots of genuine Murano glass, this does not match up...
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