Neither is fine jewellery, but the MOP necklace should attract some interest if in good condition. I can't tell from the photos: are both ends of...
Is that the French eagle's head double stamped in the first photo?
I think you are absolutely correct, that the guilloché part started life as the lid of a compact. And agree with komokwa's assessment of the...
I believe this is due to a difference in copyright law, nothing to do with Google.
Yesterday's mail: [ATTACH] The Diana of Versailles, signed with what looks like 'T. Mocchi', listing pic shown previously, now after a long soak...
A hare, nice! Looks quite old. What is the back like? A scholar friend wrote a whole paper about mice on ancient engraved gems.
To the extent I can read the inscriptions, they are all in Roman letters. This is the great thing about coins compared to most cameos: they...
Exactly. Beads are mother of pearl & clasp is also etched in MOP. See this thread for some others:...
Too funny. People like the woman who thought you were irradiating the food are a menace. Thank goodness law enforcement had better sense.
It was last night when I went creeping around & the paperweight lives on the sill of a front window. It did occur to me that the lighting...
Off with her head!
Proprietor of this site is named Robert Mangold. If we can't come up with a good answer, he might be someone to ask: https://www.the-kura.com/
Only what we tell it. Very fancy bento box?
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He has jack o'lanterns on his clown costume, so a black cat Halloween decoration.
Wasn't it Judith who betrayed Jethuth?
I've been creeping around with my little UV flashlight again. Never realized. By a window: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] In the dim front hall with the...
You can always blame spell check.
Love it, but can't eat it anymore, for just that reason. https://www.nytimes.com/2016/04/14/world/asia/inky-octopus-new-zealand-aquarium.html
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