I'm not generally taken with drawings of buildings, but these are so delicate & detailed, I'd be pleased with a few framed on my walls.
What is the size of the buckle/clasp? Is it small enough that it could have been used like a belt buckle on a length of ribbon worn at the...
Maybe it's a cloak clasp rather than a belt buckle?
I'm sure it could use some hydration but you will probably find that whitish haze on the back will still be there when the water dries. It's...
I brought this one to the attention of Pierluigi Carnesecchi. He agreed it looked like Francesco's signature & added it to his page on Francesco.
It is Mouhé. I have some Mouhés I like very much; this one does not inspire me to spend that kind of money on it.
'Fixing' as in repair? Or as in needs to be mounted? It's a shame gold has become so impossibly expensive.
Wavy tresses, trailing flowers, even a scalloped border on the robe. This guy loved curves. As is so often the case with cameos like this (the 5...
Filippo Tignani. It's rectangular & set in a largish ring.
So she does. I'm used to seeing bacchantes in that coy pose.
First time I've seen a thyrsus that wasn't with Dionysian revelers.
The German-French War. In Words & Pictures. What does some of the inside look like? If I'm getting a correct translation for some of what is on...
This one's the best of my small stash of coral pieces. You can tell in the photos that the mount for mine is in total shambles; I think someone...
I'm ambivalent about teeth. Your girl's not creepy, the way some of the toothy ones are.
My best coral cameo is her boss. Will have to try to get a better photo than the one I have & share him.
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You bet your camiknickers!
It will indeed, both so we can congratulate you when it's over & as a measure of the value of others.
Here are loki's photos of the Teniers tavern scene cameo by Lamant from the eBay listing. [IMG] [IMG] The cameo itself is not dated 1848; the...
The box would be Italian. This one looks like it has been knocking around for a bit, but they are antiqued to start with. Does look like an...
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