They are so similar, using the clues provided by the 2 of them for possible search terms may be useful. Find if I search for putti or cherubs +...
Quite correct. Aged male figures pouring water from a wide mouthed jar are allegorical figures for rivers, such as the Tiber. Female figures,...
I wonder how many of these things were seen as, & known perfectly well to be, by those who bought them, reproductions of admired works from...
I don't know about silver personal accessories, but all the Soviet-era gold jewellery I have seen has 3 or 4 marks in conspicuous places. Maybe...
If anyone has written about it, maybe Pliny the Elder, somewhere in his...how many volumes? The bottom fell out of the market for engraved gems...
My immediate impression, without knowing much about the history of the form, is that they were originally some kind of photograph. The sitters...
May have been an unwarranted assumption on my part since the listing I saw was on eBay US & amount of shipping seemed too high for Australian...
Thinning shears. Scooped by bercrystal while I was typing. I started my search with 'barber's scissors'. Krusius seems not to have a digital...
I know I am many times put off bidding on Australian items because even for something like a cameo, the shipping cost is so high. And living in...
The listing is stale & the photos are no longer shown. One I posted is from Pinterest, & then got to eBay from there:...
This one sold in an eBay auction late last year. Australian seller, looks like sold to an American, who won for approx $75, then was willing to...
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