Sort of Jewelry Marks for Dummies, but a quick read with good photos of the genuine marks of some of the most imitated makers:...
Love them all, but the plaque teases the cameo addict in me.
Absolutely, if it is feasible. I know things may turn up at a flea market, etc. & you have to make a decision right then, so need to educate your...
Good point. Woke up & sat down at the computer. Probably should go back to bed. They look to me like you worked them through a buttonhole-type...
Think you are most likely right that they are cufflinks, ones that have been widowed. My only other thought was studs for a high neck collar, but...
This one is definitely resin (a generic term that basically comes down to plastic). I'm reasonably confident about the first one, but if you show...
How many do you have of each design?
Judging by the design, this one is the same era: [IMG] http://www.ebay.com/itm/254019571760 How appropriate they had offices in Chicago, Ill.!
I had that thought too. I imagine over there there are still many around. I know as a child I thought the old metal Band-Aid boxes were the most...
Yes, I was surprised. At first, because 'sticking plaster' seems to the the British generic for these things, I had always assumed the Band-Aid...
Sometimes I get cameos in packaging that is almost as interesting as the cameo itself. The one shown above crossed the Pond safely in this little...
Were you driving when you wrote that post? If it doesn't fall out, suspect the intention is that it is hinged to fold over on the visor when it...
New acquisition: [ATTACH] which makes a nice companion piece to this one, shown previously: [ATTACH] They are by the same hand, another...
The black looks integral to the material. Only way to remove it would be to cut off the sides. The making of resin cameos is not an area I have...
When I bring a watch to my jeweller for repair, they have me leave it with them, someone has a look at it & they get back to me with an estimate...
I was only ever a home hobbyist at this myself, so have the right little tools, but never went so far as being able to 'cold solder' things. Am...
There's a very good chance it could be made to run & even keep time well. My jewellers has done a brilliant job at this for me a number of times,...
That's no big deal, it has just become detached, not broken. The use of that kind of bead tip without soldering it closed suggests a home...
Yep, brown recluse, that's the one. Although the biters are not so reclusive as all that. Brown extroverts, more like it. Good you got...
The very bright colors are out of keeping with his work or the 19th century generally. Even if this is a painting and not a print of some type,...
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