Does rather look like a cypress, or some such, doesn't it. It's just such a standard trope to put a castle or other building where it can be seen...
I see the knightly accoutrements but think he is dressed for hunting, an activity that was often used as the setting for encounters between...
Agree with both of the foregoing. Colors typical. Have never seen the brown stone identified, not sure it matters, but: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH]
Just exquisite. A whole different take on an otherwise common theme. Congratulations on your new baby!
Mustard pot? Pretty sure it's not Wedgwood. Cute though.
Definitely could be tourmaline.
The shade of blue makes me think of kyanite, but doesn't quite have the right look for the way kyanite crystals form.
It has been cobbled together from 2 stamped metal parts, the cameo & a pin assembly, all glued, as far as I can tell. Pretty sure the seller buys...
Haven't had anything new to show in a while, I've curbed my acquisitions sharply these last few years. But now & then something does get my...
As evelyb notes, the cameos are most likely 2 pieces of fused glass, & probably Czech manufacture, which does not mean the whole brooch was made...
I thought it looked like Jesse Reckner, but all that got me was this: https://archive.org/details/gov.uscourts.ohnb.1054343 And J Reckner gets...
For breaking up soil in a garden patch, preparatory to planting? A mini-hoe.
Looks to me like a vanity-writing desk combo. Susan, does the mirror stow away somehow?
Robert, If you see this in time, you can edit your post, remove the offending links, & just tell us a bit about yourself. Special interests, how...
Thank you. :kiss::kiss:
Pink sapphire also glows; it's just anemic ruby. Ruby is what we call the mineral corundum when it is red. All other colors are sapphire....
Following the lead, I see others of similar shape/design. Do you know what is inside the cartouches?
You line up the pin with the opening in the ring & then, moving it back, run it through a bit of cloth/lace. You move the pin forward/move the...
Since we're doing these gizmos: [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] [ATTACH] This one is slightly larger than the Provençale one, but still too...
Oh dear, what tempting little treasures to collect. Can see them in shadow boxes, mounted on black velvet.
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