And that was the intent in starting the thread: exposing the cameo naive to the wider world of these gems; to share knowledge among us & with the...
Partly a matter of taste. I like to restore cameos to the way they looked right after the cutting was finished, but some seem to have had some...
Cameos & the mount they are in are not always the same age. Either way, it's exquisite.
[ATTACH] When I look at it in my photo editing program it looks like a capital D, some space & then an A, with some scribbling underneath. The 3...
Is it possible that 'monkey spoon' arose from the resemblance of the curled handle to the tail of a prehensile monkey? That, or the way they...
Lace making.
How about an amphiptere (also amphithere & other variants) a creature new to me. These would have to be amphiptere-ess-es. This strikes me as a...
!!!! Someone took a really good impression of the original. What were the chances of your seeing both?!
Komo is right. Very often faint marks difficult to see with the unaided, or even aided, eye show up when photographed in the right light at the...
I imagine you know this is Raphael's Madonna della Sedia/Seggiola. She makes for a beautiful cameo, as do some others of his. This one is known...
Agree, bone, not ivory. The implements look to me like they're for something more delicate than ordinary sewing. Tatting, perhaps? I see...
Yep, and I consider French glass cameos to be far more worth having than many a hacked out shell cameo.
How I had my Come To Cameos moment: Shopping on-line for antiques/collectibles
Is your JH what I'm reading as HG or HC?
They may be a marriage. Look at the rings on the earring findings that the chains attach to. They've been worked over.
When did snakes start having teeth?
Since you've become enamored of MOP boxes (you might like card cases too), I'll take the marquetry one & won't ask questions about its age. :D
I have been pondering these & the question of age. Have gone back & forth in my mind, finally feeling they are more likely to be c. 1950s.
All 3 of these are resin: https://www.ebay.com/itm/395583911870
I'd call her a generic Flora.
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