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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Bronwen, post: 334139, member: 5833&quot;]The Ruby Lane seller is a dear friend with exquisite taste &amp; exacting standards, more collector than dealer.&nbsp; These are the things she has decided to let go, so you can just imagine what the pieces she decides to keep are like!</p><p><br /></p><p>I have a mixed reaction to the etsy Hebe, some things I like very much (e.g., the graceful line of the head &amp; neck, the overall feeling of tenderness), some less so (Hebe&#039;s meaty arms; the eagle&#039;s huge head) &amp; issues with the setting that would not matter to me if the carving were spectacular.&nbsp; However, the points that bother me are only noticeable on close, critical examination.&nbsp; I think the overall gestalt is quite lovely.</p><p><br /></p><p>It&#039;s amazing the shell has stayed in such good condition when the frame has taken such a beating.&nbsp; I think it is not signed by the cutter, although no way to be certain, particularly with the pin obscuring some of it.&nbsp; What the seller sees as amm might be Ann; occasionally you see pieces with the owner&#039;s name on the back.&nbsp; The other mark is more likely to be a price or inventory code.</p><p><br /></p><p>Price is not a bargain, not outrageous either.&nbsp; Bottom line is how much she appeals to you.&nbsp; Sorry to give you such an equivocal assessment.&nbsp; Think I&#039;m saying it is not investment grade, if that is what you are seeking, but if the price is not a strain &amp; she is calling to you, I would not try to talk you out of it.&nbsp; A test I use on myself when I can&#039;t decide is to ask myself how I would feel if someone else bought it.&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie100" alt=":writer:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie92" alt=":turtle:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie49" alt=":happy:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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