filigree and scrolled wire work and repoussé into their designs -- and with that
While many people equate the Industrial Revolution with the invention of the steam engine or the cotton gin
Created for the Independent Order of Odd Fellows by the McIntosh Battery and Optical Company in Chicago
It would make the perfect dresser dish for all of your trinkets and treasures
shallow crackling around the edge of the hanging hole
Ghostly Victorian Hardstone Cameo Ring Tray filigree and scrolled wire workFrom afar, this ring may appear to be a run of the mill cameo, but upon closer inspection you'll see that this hauntingly beautiful piece exudes ghostly sensuality. Originating in Alexandria, Egypt in 300 BC, cameos have been used throughout the years as status symbols, charms of desire, and teaching tools. They were coveted, collected and popularized by the likes of Napoleon, Queen Victoria and Pope Paul II. One look at this ring and it's easy to see