Featured 800 Silver Miniature Cherub Carving a Portrait

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  1. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    Measures only about 3 inches tall. Marked 800 silver on the back. Looks like a cherub dude carving a bust of some other dude. Why was this made? Doll furniture? THANKS for any info!

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    vitry-le-francois, Oct 19, 2023
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  2. johnnycb09

    johnnycb09 Well-Known Member

    Just a pretty to look at . Its fabulous !
     
    johnnycb09, Oct 19, 2023
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  3. Any Jewelry

    Any Jewelry Well-Known Member

    And what looks like the imperial crown mark. If so, German, 1888 or later.
     
    Any Jewelry, Oct 19, 2023
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  4. DragonflyWink

    DragonflyWink Well-Known Member

    Wonderful miniature...

    ~Cheryl
     
    DragonflyWink, Oct 19, 2023
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  5. J Dagger

    J Dagger Well-Known Member

    Object de vertu. Art for arts sake. What a cool little thing.
     
    J Dagger, Oct 20, 2023
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  6. Gatoblanconz

    Gatoblanconz Well-Known Member

    It's really nice. I would like to have this
     
    Gatoblanconz, Oct 20, 2023
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  7. Figtree3

    Figtree3 What would you do if you weren't afraid?

    Great! Is the bust made of plastic, or something else?
     
    Figtree3, Oct 21, 2023
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  8. vitry-le-francois

    vitry-le-francois Well-Known Member

    the bust is bone
     
    vitry-le-francois, Oct 21, 2023
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  9. Bronwen

    Bronwen Well-Known Member

    The bust in progress looks to me like a natural material other than bone.

    I don't know what was in the designer's mind, but this could be seen as Cupid/Eros chiseling an effigy of himself, or as a Genius of the Arts/Sculpture along these lines:

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    Although the group above are wingless, it is more usual for them to have wings, and some artists identified them as cupids.

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