'Back' meaning the whiter places that show under the paper? [ATTACH]
Then they both have that stray mark over the left shoulder, which overlapped photo covers on OP's
I'm starting to think they are genuinely old, but maybe reproduced in multiples, the mass production of their day, by artisans with steady hands...
Sometimes it probably is. "Natural material" has become code for ivory, both on eBay & from flea market sellers.
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I will say I think they were not etched free hand. Maybe from an image projected by mirror, which would also account for the reversal.
The back of that one looks like the material is Celluloid, or similar. More than anything, the description of the back of Josephine keeps me from...
A portrait miniature of Josephine, from Pinterest, so no good info associated. [IMG] The signature at the edge is probably that of the person...
Seller's description of Josephine: You can feel texture in the surface. They're too large for bone, so I find it interesting that the texture...
Welcome, Boxeramba. You're in the right place. Often enough members are able to add information not specifically related to antiques, but drawn...
Always good to have one's opinion seconded by an expert. Jivvy & I (mostly Jivvy) have been researching the cameo cutters whose names we have...
Oxford, CARC, Beazley Archive. It's not the easiest thing to use, could stand to be rebuilt, but you'll have fun. I sometimes open 2 windows:...
You guys are doing just fine without me, carry on. I'm off to the turtle show. OK not just yet. Right & Right. St. Cecilia, patron saint of...
As I imagine you are aware, people have been experiencing difficulties connecting with the site. I would otherwise be very surprised you haven't...
I was going by verre fou. :) Folie à verre?
And of course we all know: “forsan et haec olim meminisse iuvabit. and perhaps it will be pleasing to have remembered these things one day” ―...
Cross bar would be needed if there was a little lid that needed to be supported. Still doesn't make much sense, as there is only one compartment....
This sold for $375 2 years ago. Doesn't have the mystery bar though:...
Some people wear copper bracelets in the belief that copper has health benefits, think for arthritis. May have been made for that market.
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