Amethyst Cameo Brooch Pendant Late 19th Century
Amethyst cameo brooch/pendant, late 19th century and later mount. Set with an amethyst carved in relief with the face of Medusa, within a later mount naturalistically modelled as snakes, later…
Cameo Pendant Brooch Scalloped Framed
Cameo Pendant Brooch Scalloped Framed. Scalloped, brushed gold plated frame, with pin back & a small loop for hanging as a pendant. Gorgeous dark golden brown shell. 1 1/8" X…
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Daum Art Nouveau Cameo Vase
Daum Art Nouveau Cameo Vase Art Nouveau Acid-Etched Cameo Glass Vase circa 1900 Height 10 inches.Estimate: $1,500 - $2,500 Signed in Cameo, DAUM NANCY with the Cross of Lorraine. Sold for…
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Scagliola – Technique resembling marble inlays
Scagliola (from the Italian scaglia, meaning "chips"), is a technique for producing stucco columns, sculptures, and other architectural elements that resemble inlays in marble and semi-precious stones. The Scagliola technique…
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Scagliola Panels Set of Four early 19th Century
Scagliola Panels Set of Four early 19th Century A SET OF FOUR SCAGLIOLA PANELS EARLY 19TH CENTURY Each panel depicting cameos of Roman Emperors on a simulated porphyry background, in…
Daum Glass Makers Mark and Information
Daum is a crystal studio based in Nancy, France, founded in 1878 by Jean Daum (1825–1885). His sons, Auguste (1853–1909) and Antonin (1864–1931), oversaw its growth during the burgeoning Art…
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Daum Nancy Cameo Vase decorated with Irises
Daum Nancy Cameo Vase decorated with Irises A Daum Cameo and Gilt Glass Vase ENGRAVED 'DAUM NANCY' CIRCA 1900 decorated with purple irises and gilt highlights. 18.8cm high Sold for…
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Chronos Personification of Time
Chronos Personification of Time. Chronos (also transliterated as Khronos or Latinised as Chronus) is the personification of Time in pre-Socratic philosophy and later literature. Chronos governed linear, chronological time. The…
Cameo Brooches Information and History
Cameo Brooches. Brooches are probably the most popular setting for a cameo. In the early 19th Century brooches set in gold or silver were luxury items and were the privilege…
Artemis Greek Goddess
Artemis Greek Goddess. Artemis was one of the most widely venerated of the Ancient Greek deities. Her Roman equivalent is Diana. Some scholars believe that the name, and indeed the…
