Could be a laser pointer. :)
Are they doll size?
But the philtrums and the handwriting do. Think it's just the difference between angles the photos were taken from.
My unresearched opinion is Italy, Renaissance, mandolin.
You want kitten heels on bear feet?
Wonder whether Gene was slightly misquoting from this 1923 recording:...
Think it is a letter from Papa, Auguste (good name for a bear) to Mama. What is the other mark about? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Love it, BTW.
Looks like they are inscribed to a man named Ira - for all that he means - from someone named Gene.
Any of the many reproductions of the Bologna Mercury on the market. There is not much chance of making a reasonable estimate of value without...
Can you get a photo of her right hand that shows the item she is holding as scissors? Sure looks like a small hand mirror from this angle: [ATTACH]
I think you are placing too much importance on the appearance of a reproduction of the Mercury on the page with the one other sculpture that has...
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The new ones are dyed within an inch of their lives and ultrasonically cut. I agree, they might as well be ceramic. I didn't think I was...
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The Rape of the Lock?! A mirror and a comb would make sense. Never heard of her becoming a hair dresser for anyone but herself.
Reinforced?
I think that's why they are describing the Aphrodite as 'after Bologna', for the resemblance of the posture to that of Giovanni da Bologna's...
You'd be ready for the Embassy Ball (think My Fair Lady) in that set. The tiara looks like it has alternating intaglios of Venus & Mars. The...
Is she holding a pearl in her left hand?
I like OP's better, but: https://www.mutualart.com/Artwork/A-patinated-bronze-of-Aphrodite---Venus-/EF5E45AB49CCC754 [IMG]
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