@SteveJ, if you decide to go with that you can find some nice loose cameos. As @PepperAnna mentioned “people are pulling out the cameos to sell...
Beautifully carved! I like how even the colour of the stone has been used to create the final image. Do you think it was a private commission? Is...
Thank you @mirana, I do like her too and I absolutely agree about the style, considering her body posture. I also see the similarities with a...
Is this a glass cameo? [ATTACH] https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/335201112137
@Bronwen and @PepperAnna absolutely agree with both of you. Thank you for your help.
Thank you Bronwen, I’ll explore Venus/Aphrodite lead. I think, her hands suggest that she is about to string her bow, although she looks more busy...
This little cameo just arrived. While waiting for it to be delivered I did a bit of digging. I thought, it won’t be difficult to find the source...
[ATTACH] [ATTACH] https://www.ebay.co.uk/itm/255672338377 Is this a signature of a known carver?
@PepperAnna [ATTACH] [ATTACH] No sure if the cameo is of Queen Victoria but the hairstyle is the same.
The scholars now think that the portrait is not by Leonardo da Vinci. https://www.ambrosiana.it/en/opere/portrait-of-a-lady/
It’s Athena. The winged creature on her helmet is Griffin. “THE GRYPS (Griffin) was a beast with the head and wings of an eagle and the body of a...
I found this link: http://natalymaster.com/
Meteorite?
I like those that are naturally patterned: [ATTACH]...
Why some Dzi beads cost only a few pounds while others run into thousands? What’s the difference?
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