There's no word 'misshapen' when it comes to pearls; the term is 'baroque'. It's not La Peregrina, so not worth much on that scale, but learned...
It never hurts to look harder. :) However, in my experience it's typically pretty conspicuous. Afraid not seeing it makes verifying what it...
Figaro chains were popular mid-70s - 80s. The finding the lobster claw hooks into is one I've seen mainly on pieces made in Italy.
The arguments over the exact nature of the Trinity & who gets to be saved, who not, were fierce. Once Christians began to break away from Rome,...
The 2 impressions catalogued right before a run of ones supposed to be Burnside are Alexander Pope, also in fur collar with similarly arranged...
Nope, Baptist. Surprised me too. https://books.google.com/books?id=vjvLbsr9Z54C&dq=rev.+robert+burnside+baptist&source=gbs_navlinks_s
All eyes on deck. I asked before whether anyone thought this man [ATTACH] could possibly be the same person as this one [ATTACH] and the...
It's nice occasionally to be able to find a clear answer when someone asks. Plus, had not seen him before, so another one for my 'collection'...
I never understand why, if you're going to put in the expense & effort of giving a shell cameo this treatment, you don't start with a better...
The cap that Hermes/Mercury wears is called a petasus/petasos.
Lots of stamped gilt brass around from this era.
This is quite true. My terse, wee hours comment was only to say that you cannot validly conclude that because the wires are marked 14K, other...
Ooh, I love him! It's too bad more really good cutters seem never to have explored the possibilities of this material. A little speed research...
If dollhouse scale is 1/12, could translate to the right size for roast, etc., at dolls' table.
It's not so uncommon for otherwise 'fashion' earrings to have 14K or sterling wires/posts because many people cannot tolerate base metal in their...
What makes you think so? Since it is off center, hook may be an addition. We have taken up how a lady's watch would have been worn with a pin...
An etui & a vesta case?
Whenever you see this riotous mixture of attributes on a well-known classical image, you can be pretty sure the cameo is 20th century, even if...
Mucha muchacha: [IMG]
We can only hope. What was in the mind of whoever thought it was worth setting, even if cheaply?
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