None of that. You're as big a joolie as any of us. :kiss: Would like to see a better photo of a cameo than what I can abstract from these:...
Is a slay pin cushion for making one's quietus with a bare bodkin? Just asking. :D
Curiously, I'm not finding this exact representation, although it is quite a conventional one for an allegorical figure. I see her seated,...
@PepperAnna Stumbled across a Paoletti impression of a bearded figure with little rounded wings more at the back of the head described as Indian...
Oh good. I was looking for this but kept getting directed to the Italian Silver Collection site, which does not have an MS Province code. That...
Other names associated with this figure are Astraea & Dike.
Intaglio of Justicia, I believe. Why? Is there info about the ring not shared here? MS is not a recognized Province code as far as I can tell....
Decoration may be Trojan War-inspired.
The material may be sealing wax, or may be what was known as 'sulfur' (not always spelled the same way). I'm just about to have a look at this:...
I see Heather, but not Colonel. Williamsburg?
My earlobes are on the small side, although they are detached. Noticed when I was having them pierced that the left one folds back slightly, so...
AJ's previous avatar had ear plugs.
I love back to front hooks. The piercing in my left ear is fiddly. It can be hard to find & hard to thread something through from the front. It...
Have never seen one in the wild, but think you would want the knob to be easily visible, so, if I were designing it & using a wooden knob, I would...
What some members have found is that so much silver is being dumped into the market that refiners are swamped & not accepting anything less than...
[IMG] Looks like this is called "Old Imari". Are these demitasse cups?
The mark from the Romanian listing looks like a crown over a shield surrounded by a wreath. Not sure what's on the shield. [ATTACH]
I'm a long way from certain. Jerry definitely has some aptitude. With a limited number of capital letters to compare & the stylized nature of the...
I was just trying to compare the handwriting. Didn't manage to put together something everyone could easily look at, but, although Jerry's...
The jugs are all blue, yet each is different. If yours were the only version I had seen, I would have guessed the flowers were sitting someplace...
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