On a side note, do you collect kaleidoscopes?
The entry for Ronca in Leonard Forrer's Biographical Dictionary of Medallists... lists some of his works: [ATTACH] Forrer's source would seem...
Not sure what this link will produce for you. Hopefully enough of Judy Rudoe's paper to see page 133 with its list of cameos exhibited at the...
Tea chest?
Going by color alone, #2 could be olivine.
Strictly personal taste & opinion: if I were buying, I would want the two together. Even if not an actual match, I think the pedestal complements...
@Emma Vincent If you are creating a history of James Ronca & his work, you should have the correct description of this:...
Ronca studied under a cameo cutter named Chelli. For a cameo signed Chelli see here: Cameo Signature Help Needed and here: Cameo Signature Help...
She did. It is here: Cameo Signature Help Needed
Welcome, Emma. Did you want to post a comment or ask a question? Ah, see you just did. Unfortunately, pepperanna has not been seen here in a...
And there's my answer. This is definitely what I would consider good costume. Would be fun to wear at every opportunity.
I don't think the monetary unit is dollars. R = rupees?
Yes, Arezzo: http://www.silvercollection.it/SILVERSMITHSAR.html
The AR in an oval sounds like an Italian mark for where made. Without looking it up, Arezzo, maybe?
4 might be green aventurine, but you have not shown that one in closeup, so hard to tell.
If that is a lyre she's holding, could be the Muse Erato.
CZ has a very high 'refractive index', which makes it very glittery, like good diamonds. Another possibility here is Swarovski crystal.
Coral, sun burned angel skin.
I can't weigh in on the substantive questions, but to my eye they go very well together. Having butterflies on the base seems de trop to me.
Sr is also the abbreviation for señor.
Separate names with a comma.
