Yes, cameos can be carved in anything, although translucent monochromatic stones are more often used for intaglios. Tests by what method?...
Hello, busryde. Are you interested in the genealogy of this particular piece, of ruby flash glass fair souvenirs, or...? Should I go right now &...
For comparison, this is a moon face in bone, eyes closed, much lower relief than bluumz' piece with its open eyes: [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
That very round conchoidal fracture argues for glass. Quartz chips similarly, but not usually so neatly.
Maker of the cameo & maker of the clasp probably not the same company. A general tip: you never see that pebbled background on a hand carved...
I have bought a few & saved photos of others, more as examples of how they were worn, although if the cameo shows clearly, that's a plus. I think...
The cabinet has a mirrored back, so you are actually seeing a single egg & its reflection. However, I do have another smaller one that lives on...
I don't know, although have seen others that were similar. No halo - cutter may or may not have had a particular saint in mind. There are some...
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To bits seems to be where it's headed!
Oh. Mouhe, maybe? Check with her Jivness.
I think we may have tossed it around without coming to a conclusion. Ask @Jivvy she has a better memory for what she has seen. It's possible she...
I thought of this; Mucha more likely. http://www.museumsinisrael.gov.il/en/items/Pages/ItemCard.aspx?IdItem=ICMS_IMJ_370470 [IMG]
I'm not sure what to make of the decoration around the frame. It is much less involved than most & the way there is an open loop of heavier gauge...
Can't think of a better way to pass the time than to go cameo shopping. Helmet shell cameo & 800 silver + marcasite setting both Italian. It's a...
Maybe here? http://www.wedgwoodmuseum.org.uk/ They answer questions too.
I was toying with the idea that the stone was, or is meant to look as though it was, worked at a time & place without the use of diamond dust....
Looking on with baleful eye. :cyclops:
To my inexpert eye, it appears to be a surprising number of separate pieces soldered together. I was questioning whether stone that is there now...
Looks like many another swiveling hinged bail to me?
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