Could the one box say HW LTD ?
Bronwen is better at mythology than history. The form & decoration of these are so eclectic, I have to think the twosome are fantasy figures. I...
The man appears to be a Christian pilgrim (crucifix, knotted cord around waist, sandals, staff, overall poverty) who is having his world rocked by...
I'm good with emerald. Really does not look like glass. Pretty little piece you got yourself. :)
The 2 other types of inclusion common to emerald.
Just to put it out there, in this case bubble inclusions would not prove the cabochon is glass. The emerald without inclusions of some kind is a...
But don't they usually have beaks? Whether designer had Mark's winged lion in mind...?
Could be beryl, somewhere on the color spectrum between emerald & aquamarine.
Yes, it could.
William III, who has a truly aquiline nose, from the Tassie impressions: [ATTACH] Ring Guy's jaw doesn't seem strong enough to me for William,...
Nice ring. First third of the 19th century would be my best guess. Don't recognize the gent. The laurel wreath can indicate a hero,...
Think my grandmother had something like this. Vanity items with stoppers.
In the photos of the topside, material looks more like bone. But MOP a difficult camera subject.
Does it close securely enough to have held loose powder safely? With a little puff on top, of course. A little gem.
They're a regular trove of engraved gems too.
The 3 that are not the red hand holding a monkey look like the boxwood netsuke being made in China, I believe following Japanese designs & signed...
Big red flag that there seem to be so many similar pieces floating around on the market. Bigger red flag: sellers are located in Thailand. The...
What is that when it's at home?
Corcoran?
There is a grain stalk in her hair. It is immature, as Persephone is an immature version of her mother. Which is not to say that she never...
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