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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 298457, member: 5833&quot;]&#039;I&#039;ve never seen one with a gondola before, and apparently a dying woman with angels.&#039;</p><p><br /></p><p>Gondolas definitely a rarity.&nbsp; This one carved from tiger cowrie is the only other one that turned up:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]97348[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>Yours is a bit Lady of Shalott-ish, but think the angels are small-C cupids, signifying that love is in the air &amp; scene is meant to convey the romance of Venice.&nbsp; It&#039;s a common convention for indicating that a couple are lovers/spouses for the little god of love to appear where he might otherwise seem incongruous.&nbsp; This lone lady is beset with dreams of love.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without seeing the back, guessing Edwardian.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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