Me too. Probably very gem-like originally. Don't know any way to permanently restore luster. When it comes to shell cameos that have become...
Doubt there's any great fortune to be had: modern artist working in now very retro style. To my mind, a positive it is not a lamp, although, if...
Check out 'cherry amber bakelite' for clues about the first one. The second looks really interesting, same material in 3 different colors &...
[IMG] https://www.liveauctioneers.com/item/29289636_domenico-poloniato-italian-figural-lamp#&gid=1&pid=3
Domenico Poloniato? https://www.pamono.com/faience-figurine-by-domenico-poloniato-for-nove-1960s...
My one thought is that it may not be all one name. D P could be company, D___ Porcellana, e.g., while the other part could be the name of the...
Bet they originally had some kind of stand, possibly not metal.
We could use a whole thread dedicated to the question Is This Ivory?, it comes up so often & we have answered it so many times, both yea & nay,...
Could be sardonyx, but see little indicators that the forget me not is pâte sur pâte. When glass fuses to itself, hard to tell apart. Sweet...
The painting is by Jacques-Louis David. As for the porcelain... Does appear to be a desk accessory; when was there last demand for such things?
It isn't helping me, but maybe someone else will see with fresh eyes: [ATTACH]
When you're a prince, they make you take music lessons. A music lesson that ended badly is a famous episode in the life of Hercules. (Google...
David thought so: [IMG]
Why in the first place? And then, looks to me as though some attempt was made to secure it in the mount after it fractured. Why? And again I...
14K, words fail. [IMG]
[IMG] Victorian 14k YGold Double Strand Cameos & Fancy Dome Link Drape Necklace
[ATTACH] Even enlarged I can't read most of it, except 'Hand Painted' & 'Japan.'
'Piano babies'.
That was the confounding factor with Silz/Schmoll. I'm inclined toward a flourish.
Had to explore, of course, as it's a plausible reading. KPM: [IMG] [IMG] This one too: [IMG] The Phrygian cap on the lyrist raises another...
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