@Kristinpersson How big is your item?
I can only note that it says it was made in Italy following the techniques of the masters of Murano, but does not claim it was actually made in...
Is that a philtrum or what?!
Caveat emptor!
Does it come with any verifiable provenance? Or is it supposed to be an unknown work that has been hidden away in a private collection all these...
On the other hand: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Otto_Wacker
If ever there were evidence that cameo art is going to hell in a hand basket...! I feel like decontaminating my eyes!
Agree. The snippet mentions the right of manufacturing & dealing in Eigellith & Eigel wares. A licensing deal for a proprietary process/material.
Talk about about happy outcomes! I didn't mean clean so much as all the lettering looking intact & unscratched & mouth unchipped. Imagine most...
If the coin cannot move in the setting, has not been wiggling around & getting scratched by the prongs, I seriously doubt what the 'coin person'...
I know about the hot needle test for some kinds of materials, but what did you mean by this? What did you do? Glass will craze or shatter if you...
Welcome, Leanne. All a magnet tells you is whether or not a metal contains any iron. Roman soldiers wore iron rings; most modern jewellery, even...
I see a possibility of Teichellith, & Teichel is a surname. Did you know that if you clicked '+Quote' to add the post to multiquote, if you click...
I agree. I do not know this brand name, but I'm sure it is something similar to Incolay: [ATTACH] or Coralay: [ATTACH] or Marlestone: [ATTACH]
Appears to be in excellent condition, so maybe that's what makes it stand out for collectors of Cokeiana?
Looks like a rather impressionistic Pekingese. Queen Victoria was given one, so maybe we should look to China or England?
[ATTACH]
Love the scene inside of an angry satyr chasing off a couple of putti who are stealing his grapes. Looks like 'Paul' to me too, maybe only...
Sodium Hydrate & Merck is of course the maker. Love love love that color.
Portable ink bottle?
Separate names with a comma.
