This is similar, & set as a brooch: [ATTACH] http://www.ebay.com/itm/113497488814
I'm also inclined to think it was used in that way. Usually metal would saw through thread, not the other way around. The more I look at it, the...
Hello, Robbie. Is this the remains of a tag that was attached by string or what? [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] Are the marks to the left of the...
Hello, lunareagle. Could you be a bit more specific & perhaps give us an example of what you have in mind? Brooches given by or to the Crown?...
I see just the one. I know sometimes I think I have posted something, only to find I never hit the button to finalize it. I see no indication...
Molded glass cameo in base metal setting. Without a photo of the back, very difficult to guess how it was worn. As shown, could have been a...
The engraver cut the figure down into the background layer, getting a bit more relief in the figure. I look for that when trying to determine if...
Long before I ever dreamed I would be collecting cameos, I loved rocks & shells. Having some hands-on experience with the raw materials is...
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...
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