The friend who sent it to me was collecting cameos long before I was & she had every opportunity to exam it directly. She concluded it is resin,...
Sometimes the white of a helmet shell cameo is polished, but more often not. If not, then signs of the workman's tools stay visible. The...
Time to cleanse the palate. As listed by seller: [ATTACH] After cleaning: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] She is the 'Bridgewater' Madonna, by Raphael:...
No, that captures it precisely. Picasso & Dr. Seuss walk into a cameo workshop...
I don't think so. Think the answer is I just see grunge. It's possible it was originally left with the recesses accentuated in a way I see...
Were it not for financial & spatial limitations, I would happily collect some of the wackier modern Italian pieces I see. I have a file of...
Why? Why?
That's what I'm seeing: a shoehorn/boot horn for when your valet is not near to hand.
Cat & the Fiddle slipper socks. (But nothing wrong with moccasin socks; just never heard that one before.)
Would she have been alone in a bag? Hate to imagine her knocking around with a bunch of other oddments. He was carrying her in his hand, sans...
In person it's actually more conspicuous in the 10 - 12 o'clock area, where the edge of the cameo is higher than the edge of the bezel, but you...
Maybe I should have made it another pop quiz. Think I created enough anxiety for one week. Today thought to use my USB microscope to see if I...
It's a nice little piece, & he mentions it is marked. We can't see where he indicates, but possible it is sterling rather than Italian 800...
It's quite a production. I do see these tavern scenes from time to time. Fortunately they do not call to me, as the prices are, understandably,...
It is not only the color that has been getting more realistic. The modern mold making materials allow for a very accurate impression to be taken...
Did you decide by comparing the two? Or because you have seen one of them at least once before? :)
I keep hearing the thread's title sung to the tune of Silent Night.
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] One is shell; the other, not.
I have seen many that are clearly souvenirs of Greece, having more readily recognizable Greek images on them & the name of one Greek location or...
Yes. But it's what we're seeing more & more: resin that is a very good match for the color of shell. A back that is covered over when it doesn't...
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