Excuse me? Alright, seriously. An inch tall, half inch widest, about 3/8 thickest. It's all the same stuff, laid down in the same way. It...
I'm seeing OWJD, not a copyright symbol. More precisely, I see OW J D It would be good to see just that little bit hidden under the matte.
Well, it's mine now. Has to travel from UK to US, so won't have it in hand for a bit. A gamble, seller represented it as: GOLD PLATED Double...
The big event of 1906 seems to have been the introduction of cinema in Montreal.
I noticed the portrait on this medallion does not look at all like the more courtly figure that seems to be the standard representation. Not...
And I thought the movie It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World was strictly fiction.
Do you have much luck finding them? I've never gone looking, I admit.
It's all nacre to me. Funny. I just always thought of it as a blob of MOP, but suppose that's what a baroque pearl is. Thanks for reframing it....
FAAU?
Weird, isn't it? They only had to wait 2 years.
In 1608 Samuel de Champlain founded the village that grew into Quebec City. It's possible the initials stand for French words.
Champlain immediately visible. @komokwa Do the initials convey anything to you?
Ah, I see the head of the pin itself was also threaded to secure interchangeable heads. There could have been a whole culture where friends gave...
I admit to having more than once bought a piece in part because I was fascinated by it on mechanical grounds. Unfortunately, many high end...
Think it's same as INH's, just from a different angle. Sorry. Just realized you meant specimen, not model. :eggface:
I thought at first that what was outside the cartouche were initials in Roman letters, then looked harder & realized they are also characters.
Looks like it might. I'm disinclined to try because the ring is so slender. I don't want it to snap off. Is your idea that it could become a...
OK, that explains that. Think it was made to suit either a lady's needs or a gent's.
Mine has quite a bit more paint loss. It says JAPAN in one spot. Where that box is by the tip of your thumb, mine has a cartouche with Japanese...
To get a cameo I wanted very much, I had to buy a fair sized auction lot of miscellaneous jewellery. This sort of qualifies as a find, something...
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