Saint Felicia, for the obvious.
Chrysoprase, I think.
I don't know how Echo of the Dreamer jewelry is marked, but they do use silver & semi-precious stones. As komo said, this is an amethyst crystal...
This looks to be the sort of thing I was describing. [IMG] [IMG] Seller IDs it as shell, even though background clearly is not.
I don't think either of them has it in their possession; they are trying to guess from photos. With it in hand there would probably be little...
Thought it was the dark closets that held the appeal.
Studs?
LOVE the poppies.
Any connection to this Ferrers? I have a cameo of his widow, Mary Meredith. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Laurence_Shirley,_4th_Earl_Ferrers
I'm not feeling comfortable with my original assessment. It was based on the second photo, which gave me, in the wee hours of the morning, the...
A UV light will quickly answer that question.
'Chryselephantine.'
Took the paint off the handles too, looks like.
Hand held yarn winder?
It appears to be hardstone (agate).
Thorvaldsen: Cupid shows Venus his bee-stung finger. [ATTACH] You can see the bee above the roses. Supposedly she is less than sympathetic,...
Yes, real deco. I love this look. Bet this one would run just fine after a tune up.
It is standard practice to make brooches convenient for the right-handed to put on by themselves. When looking at the back, the hinge should be...
Decay & the resultant gas that blows the eggshell apart only take place if some little organism that breaks down the material gets inside. Your...
Others I have seen & one my family had for many years had the contents blown out. In yours the contents have desicated. Eggshell is porous. No...
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