Contemporary of, or influenced by, Erté I would guess.
I did see & knew right away that the turtle was probably Asian. Yangtze softshell came to mind, but probably only because I'd seen them mentioned...
Really unusual hinge construction & very solidly built. Depends on how old you think. Not earlier than Victorian. Is this a mark, or just a...
The M below is for Mary.
What's really needed is a category for figure with neck growing out of shoulder. If you look closely, a lot of cameo busts do not look...
That would make one heck of a clothes pin/peg.
Absolutely. Since my interest is cameos, not settings, I love those & unset ones, sometimes great pieces at bargain prices. Of course, I'm...
It's a stark example of my reminder that a good quality setting does not guarantee a good quality cameo.
I thought at first it was just a preliminary ad, & it was a promotion, but about 2 mins. long & followed by another on the same subject. Realized...
This has no right to live: [ATTACH] A new 14K ring.
'Cartouche' is particularly appropriate here, since the line encloses identifying information, the way an Egyptian one designates a group of...
The link takes me to videos of how to make my lashes look longer. Found it by searching directly & then realized I had seen it before. I used to...
I don't know. Seeing these, I'm starting to want one. A hedgehog, maybe.
The inscription starts A Monsieur (À Monsieur). It was given to him, not by him. Probably his family crest in the cartouche. (I refuse to...
Seller says: 'I leave cameos dirty as they photograph so well that way and you can really see the details. I can ship it clean-just ask me.'...
What she needs most is a bath; she'd be passable if clean. Unusual setting. There's an indentation on the pin stem that could be the French...
I love Una and the Lion. This is also Parian, as jewellery: [ATTACH]
Looks green to me: [ATTACH]
I didn't learn Latin either. And, if I recall correctly, I learned this particular abbreviation from my mother, not anywhere in my schooling.
That's what I was expecting.
Separate names with a comma.
