The 1838 RA catalogue born to be confusing: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Great. Now we have the mystery of whether View of Highgate was shown in 1838 or 1841. She seems to stay Miss in every other mention, so suspect...
The Jenny Lind imitation cameo would look something like this: [IMG]
@Jivvy Did you find this already? https://archive.org/details/royalacademyofar05grav/page/364 Mary Anne of 7, Thornhill Road**, earliest...
@Jivvy Oh, I love revelations in installments. Have done, & continue to do, my share of it. Saw this on eBay, then within the week in person at...
With the Martha Stewart seal of approval:...
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Yours definitely looks to be one of those that came as part of a 3-piece set, & there seem to be lots of similar out there, including with...
[IMG] https://www.etsy.com/listing/546314201/vintage-red-christmas-serving-nesting
http://www.ebay.com/itm/401730693747 Asahi Trading Co 3 Piece Nesting Lacquerware Serving Tray Set [IMG]
https://www.ebay.com/itm/362666984158 [IMG]
Those metal crosspieces at the corners are like springs & come out by pushing ends out from under sides of frame.
More properly 'onyx marble'. As verybrad said, Mexico, or possibly Italy.
Or Spain. I really only meant that all the designs could be abstract, although some hint at faces or plants. I'm thinking more about influences,...
Colors used put me in mind of Renaissance pieces:...
Really miss Walter del P. Not convinced there is a face there. Would expect corresponding panel on the other side of the handle to match if it...
Since the purpose of the thread was to help Garageguy, not to persuade Paul, think we're done here?
Can we say that to call it a snuff box is a phallus-y?
https://www.google.com/search?q=indian+silver+lingam+box&tbm=isch&source=univ&client=firefox-b-1-d&sa=X&ved=2ahUKEwiEu97jj_7jAhVlnuAKHZmBBmMQsAR6BA...
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