The stone in the first pendant might be rhodonite. Photos really do not give much to go on. What does the front look like in ordinary light? The...
It's definitely a color change sapphire, lab grown. It is not such an expensive stone that it would be reserved for use with fine gold. The...
[ATTACH] That could be an 80(0) mark on the bottom. Cat above?
Wonder if it was 2 bidders who actually believed the subject is Ganymede, the way cameos of Antinous can get driven up by bidders who do not...
I'm pretty sure photo is looking down from side that would be inside handle, that the working side is an intaglio with the VR engraved in reverse...
When the television drama Victoria was airing, I was always popping up & down to see what the Queen & the ladies around her were wearing at the...
Search results for 'Capodimonte lidded box Venus Toilet. Just saw I never posted this.
Ooh, love it. The scene on the lid is known as 'the Toilet of Venus'. With Neptune/Poseidon on one side, the other side could be Amphitrite, but...
Measuring from where to where? When they're not holding anything, how far in do the claws close? All the way to the point of touching each...
Ponytail Girl strikes again!
Agree that the crack looks tight, so cameo probably pretty secure in the mount, as long as it doesn't receive a blow. Hope the price reflects the...
Looks to me like a very fancy wash stand, with a lined compartment for a chamber pot.
Careful. If you set your standard that low, you'll be yielding to everyone. :D I'm not ruling out symbolism, just know how our brains always...
Puts me in mind of jewellery regarded as having been inspired by Halley's comet.
That's how I read it too.
Think there is turquoise that has this look of crushed bits in an artificial matrix. I associate it with China, but my associations may or may...
I also see coral, & most likely 'apple' type.
I have cleaned ivory cameos the same way I do shell cameos: soak in tepid water with a bit of dishwashing liquid; use a very soft toothbrush to...
In the vein of 'The Dancing Hours', modeled by John Flaxman, that adorn so many Wedgwood products.
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