Excellent observations all. I'll add these two: the printer was not consistent in formatting entries; hyphenated surnames were not that uncommon...
Even what they are strung on is very odd. How many different strands/colors are involved?
My impression is that the smaller mauve beads have been touched up with artificial crud to suggest they were excavated.
Or maybe there were 4? [ATTACH] Or 5? I also have a single photo example of a hardstone cameo - portrait of Prince Albert, I think - that has...
Apart from getting 14K when you thought GF, it's a really unusual chain, haven't ever seen a watch chain with anything other than one of the...
Oh, good grief:...
On, no, join on in. I thought all this had to be getting pretty tedious for the wider community, so Jivvy & I have been continuing to bat it...
There was, after all, an Imperial Academy of Art in St. Petersburg.
@Jivvy [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Why there is confusion over whether it is Lamant or Lamont.
Remember, the seal would have made an impression, in raised letters, that would look like this: [ATTACH] Are the irregular edges of the beads...
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The monkeys I don't mind so much, But the prices for a simple design, indifferently cut, set in silver. If you pay full price you have too much...
More sharp wit from Jivvy. :)
Code for 'wee' on eBay is 'charm'. She has a surprising degree of wear for a cameo not set in a ring. Virgin Mary. Wonder if she used to be on...
If you mean Amedeo, we'll have to agree to disagree. He has a little shop on Madison Ave. & Neimann Marcus carries, or did, his stuff. Sells for...
To refine first answer. It looks like it was taken from a seal relating to abraxas/gnosticism. If you go here...
Maybe a Mohawk for summer? No?
The beads that look like impressed sealing wax have the appearance of being based on an impression of an actual engraved gem. I don't really know...
We expect to see some interesting things from you, Lusha. Not sure if we have any members scouting that part of France, so you will broaden our...
Remember it as going over $1,000. After all, how many times have you seen the Virgin Mary dressed the same way?
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