The trick is I know they will often put them in a place we would think will mar the piece, so I do not confine my looking to empty spaces. Think...
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I see the mark, it is on the front, Egyptian mark for 800 silver.
I'm still interested. Have been wrestling with the inscription. [ATTACH] The language is Greek or one related to Greek. The problem is the...
My deep apologies for maybe getting your hopes up incorrectly. I was writing when I was sleepy & got tangled in which cameo was 'this cameo'...
It comes to such a needle like point, I now have dowser's bob stuck in my brain.
Not sure how you arrived at that figure. The gold makes it worth 2-3 times that. Cameos that are in gold filled or 'gold colored' mounts are...
Much better!
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I'm completely confused. You were offering this for sale in March of this year. It sold at auction May 20. It continues to be offered here....
There seem to be a handful of artists named Hofer; none with this style.
Think @Any Jewelry can tell you all about this.
Alabaster would be my guess too. My thought on purpose is to hold vestas in the little well & use that pitted mystery object between Speak & See...
You should always look very carefully at any new acquisition because you never know. Some signatures only show up if the cameo is held just so to...
'Resin' is just a catchall term for unidentified/unspecified plastic. The point is, she's molded, mass produced. That's one industrial grade...
The vast majority of older & antique cameo jewellery pieces have no marks, neither on the cameo nor the mount. Newer pieces in gold or silver are...
I believe this piece of a fireplace set up is called the fender. And welcome.
Agree. Prints with hand applied touches to make them pop up like paintings. Doubt it matters very much who put their name on them.
Maybe a plane, or not, but think it's not complete by itself. Must have been stifling up in the rafters.
Assuming it's 10" long, looks like part of a tool to me. A plane, maybe?
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