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<p>[QUOTE="MaJa, post: 3628498, member: 14649"]I tend to disagree; the "man in the moon" face is not a modern/contemporary stone carving topic, you can already find it in late 19th centuray jewellery. It is made of different materials, usually moonstone, but also others.</p><p>Here are two examples, a clock by Fabergé (carved rock crystal) and a pair of cufflinks (carved moonstone) by Köchlin:</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collections/collection-highlights/face-of-the-moon-table-clock" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collections/collection-highlights/face-of-the-moon-table-clock" rel="nofollow">https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collections/collection-highlights/face-of-the-moon-table-clock</a></p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.57.html/2009/romanov-heirlooms-the-lost-inheritance-of-grand-duchess-maria-pavlovna-l09678" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.57.html/2009/romanov-heirlooms-the-lost-inheritance-of-grand-duchess-maria-pavlovna-l09678" rel="nofollow">http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.57.html/2009/romanov-heirlooms-the-lost-inheritance-of-grand-duchess-maria-pavlovna-l09678</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="MaJa, post: 3628498, member: 14649"]I tend to disagree; the "man in the moon" face is not a modern/contemporary stone carving topic, you can already find it in late 19th centuray jewellery. It is made of different materials, usually moonstone, but also others. Here are two examples, a clock by Fabergé (carved rock crystal) and a pair of cufflinks (carved moonstone) by Köchlin: [URL]https://fabergemuseum.ru/en/collections/collection-highlights/face-of-the-moon-table-clock[/URL] [URL]http://www.sothebys.com/en/auctions/ecatalogue/lot.57.html/2009/romanov-heirlooms-the-lost-inheritance-of-grand-duchess-maria-pavlovna-l09678[/URL][/QUOTE]
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