I'm surprised they did not give more provenance (history of ownership). I'm not sure how they're coming up with a 17th century origin. There is...
I have seen the glass cameo before, & think I remember seeing ones on which the figure had a slight iridescence, but not like this. Photos may...
The difficulty is in distinguishing Persephone/Poeserpina/Kore from the nymph Arethusa. The coins of Syracuse inspired many of the engraved gems....
I'm on the run too, but looks like the inquiry is saying that Celluloid is not working well for them in some process that also involves gold &...
They are the 2 matrons among the goddesses. The grain stalks make all the difference. :) [ATTACH]
Cameos made with Celluloid or similar are made that way. However, all the little bumps say bubbles, & bubbles say liquid. Overall, she looks...
It's a track I don't mind going off on. :)
Adding swirls to the background and leaving a rim of white around the edge are characteristic touches of Italian work starting in the 20s, when...
It did until that last bit. It was no doubt assembled of 2 & maybe 3 separate pieces. Guess the other way to put the question is whether or not...
Yeah, resin is just sort of code for plastic of unspecified, non-brand name type. Used now routinely for modern plastic.
I can attest that the state of ornithology on cameos is deplorable, as is the knowledge of many people selling them. Can't tell you how many...
If that's a gold fineness mark, first time I have ever seen gold jewellery made of 9K.
Me too. Still think it's a forerunner of modern day 'resin'.
There's an enormous difference between an estimate of 'replacement value for insurance purposes' & how much you would pay today for a comparable...
Screams resin.
I agree the mark looks like it is for 925/sterling the cabochons look like turquoise to me, although may have been 'stabilized' or otherwise...
It's an unusually good appraisal for a jeweller; at least this one correctly IDed the cameo as shell. (You laugh only because you haven't seen...
[IMG] A woman embraces the carrier pigeon which brought her a letter. Painting by Miklós Barabás (1843)
Using 'dove' to search seems to get closer than 'bird' does.
[IMG] Pigeons will put up with a lot.
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