I have read much that got written about the imagery & symbolism & never once did anyone I found think of a dormouse. They all cribbed off each...
I certainly never expected to see it on the back of a piece of jewellery, in English.
What part of the country?
In my far from infallible judgement, yes.
It's not in a setting, so not as many clues to age as there might be. Condition a bit shaky; execution extremely good, so, maybe 1870 - 1890?...
@bluumz Of dormice & men: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Most cameo versions do not pick up this detail.
I'd think that was correct, or close to, if not for the New Age-y imagery. Just plain weird.
Seller is in Washington State.
As the King of Siam said to Anna, It's a puzzlement. :) I can see how I would hold it in quite a natural way, with 2 middle finger inside the...
I just can't see anything but 'Otto' for the first word. See potential for first letter of second word to be 'G'. What industry that would...
Wonder if it's the name of the shop proprietor & not a generic industry name. What's the code for working on own account? O?
Jeweler? Sorry, not what you're asking, is it?
Maybe 'quarry' is a better word?
Mechanism for scraping out wax that gets on sides? Isn't 3 inches kind of large for a candle snuffer? Idea does have the virtue that it could...
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Not an unreasonable size for ice cream. I keep thinking maybe they used to mold it in cone shapes, except how would it sit while the ice cream...
Thanks, it does make it even clearer. My eyes can see it; my brain is not turning what my eyes see into anything that makes sense. (Not sharing...
:joyful::p:hilarious: Starting to think they were all doctors & cameos just a hobby. Maybe the good ones were surgeons.
[ATTACH] Think I like it better in the original orientation: [ATTACH]
Interesting observation. That S could belong to Schmoll, just not the rest of it.
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