My Leda is a copy of a work by Giovanni Pichler & so is this Cupid. An impression from the Beazley Archive: [ATTACH] The firm that I call, for...
I see Blanche is a granddaughter of Eleanor of Acquitaine.
I did so hope so. A really excellent piece, in every way. Well worth what you paid, I have no doubt. Was seller aware of the author?
Does the C clasp fold down? I see it does not have a permanently attached bail. It's too bad that detachable bails seem to get lost, separated...
Really gorgeous, PA, both cameo & mount. Could the gunk be aged residue from an adhesive label someone was rude enough to put on her at one time?...
Looks it to me. May not be sterling in quality. Historically the Middle East was less fussy about the fineness of silver than they were about...
I just wanted to see a little better: [ATTACH] The simple construction of the ring is not inconsistent with the early 19th century, but could...
Oh, M Eddy, I love hedgehogs, welcome. The stone is carnelian/cornelian, the name we give chalcedony (a form of quartz, which is also the main...
I need fewer keepsakes & more chucksakes.
Thank you for that. Albani, Reni & Domenichino all did work that became the source for cameo images.
Think how happy he would have been with a gift certificate for a lap dance. :angelic:
Went looking for an image of the original Albani painting & couldn't find it. Weirdly, I did find 2 other paintings that are being described with...
Just lately I am seeing auction house listings that are almost selling loose cameos by the pound. Most will be no great loss to the world of...
My favorite is the Madonna with the Animals, especially these guys: [ATTACH] Also the School of Cranach head studies & the very weird...
Just a little off the flank.
After a string of birthday & Christmas boxes with many wrapped gifts, all inappropriate, I suggested we stop trying to give each other gifts. I...
Catch a wave and you're sitting on top of the world. :singing: Miss it and... :(
Wonder how long they sat on these heavily included diamonds before they came up with a way to market them & make us think they're really special....
I thought so too, but maybe because there seemed to be a consensus & they didn't want to give it any more space? Making it up as I go along.
I find the decoration on the neck of the creamer really curious. Is the other side the mirror image of the side shown? The gold stars put me in...
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