No, I mean creepy, like Chuckie. Think teeth never work well for me in cameos or other carved faces. It's a clever use of the diamonds though.
Is it just me, or does anyone else find this a bit creepy? [ATTACH]
Without the fabric, does the movable piece swing freely? Or will it stay closed on its own? Head is about an inch & half wide?
That region has also been a problematic producer of glyptic 'antiquities'.
For $95, I think it was a good buy. Hard to say about age. Others may have more to go on, I would only guess pre-1960.
Surprised that in 1830 the Earl of Enniskillen would still be wearing his hair brushed forward à la Napoleon.
Afraid this photo led Google image search to think I wanted pix of people in capes: [ATTACH] This one recognized I wanted a figurine, but gave...
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Was there any clue as to artist?
One post too early on previous page. [IMG]
Well, at least I got my eyes to see the 4 in 1847.
Welcome, Sheila. It's amazing what you can find out here. :)
Maybe 'ct'? He doesn't seem to make much of crossing his Ts, going by Août. Feels like time for this again: [IMG]
A tilted W? Think then we'd be back looking for a name from Eastern Europe.
Hello, SSlava. These last posts are wandering a little because we are not coming up with good ideas. For now, because of the name Louis & the...
I've been trying to let my brain play with the possibilities that what looks so clearly like 'p' is something else, such as 'fi', and that the 'd'...
I've played with that, but it led to things that don't sound like any language. Could be an E, but that's even more difficult to work with.
Welcome, Elizabeth. If you post a photo of the one you need with a plain background & your thumb out of the way, we may be able to do something...
On the one hand, I get really put out with people selling loose cameos when I suspect they are the one who has removed a beautiful cameo from what...
Gunn?
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