If you sell on line, there's the trick of saying you think it's Celluloid but you're not sure, then make sure you have a good closeup of the...
Google produces a handful, none I've seen in a glance that can complete the name(s)....
It's possible the outer frame, which is where the shank attaches, is gold too & it is only the brass bezel that has oxidized so extravagantly that...
? & F/Paris. What's the first letter? Possible the F is for Fils (Son) rather than another surname.
Guessing 1920s. (Yes, they had zippers.) Is ring large enough that a woman could wear it like a bangle while she did the Charleston? [Edit: not...
Yes, ivory. Screaming Schreger lines.
Like bluumz, I've Googled around a bit in connection with this thread & it does strike me that the level of detail, of carving every surface,...
Not much. They are fragile & seem to be prone to crumbling a bit at the edges without trauma. Not much different from dried, unfired clay,...
Yes, helmet shell. Country scenes are common. However, they seem to be entirely up to the cutter, not copies of anything; I've never seen any...
Of course wee is much harder to do well than large, but we love large. Quality of engraving, condition, value of mount? I paid sort of silly...
She is not one of mine, I'm afraid. I'm hopelessly biased toward mythological subjects, 19th century & earlier. The flappers are really rather...
I started my web site because there are so many cameos out there & so little easily found info. I have expressed my opinion of most of the books...
Sounds more like a weapon than a bell!
I'd go steatite (soapstone) on the scarabs. Is the stone in the ring sort of flat on top or just catching the light funny? Could be jasper, but...
Was it the actual clapper that was a cross or was the cross attached below the body of the bell to catch the wind? That's one heavy bell & does...
I find there are cutters who do hair well & ones who do faces well, but only the best can do both. With Schmolz, again & again, you think about a...
This one (scroll way down) looks like dripstone to me: https://www.rubylane.com/item/173699-RP-17-101/Victorian-French-Pipe-Clay-Carved-Display
It just takes some experience. It's easier to tell from photos what material something is when you've also had the direct experience of holding...
The earring cameos are like a lot of his bacchantes in being good, but falling short of excellent. Now & then he seems to have been in the...
Follower of. [ATTACH] Your girl has a surprisingly art nouveau quality to her.
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