[La Contessa]

Okie doke -
Fabulous - as ALWAYS - anchors??? or carvels???? or gondolas

I'll be on the road but will try to make sure I get the results and more more more!

Originally Posted by CLICLASP

Sunday's special : 2 pictures [/I]

Today national holiday : off

But you are very close..
see you later alligator

Originally Posted by Caitlin

So, those are pearls from the Americas in jewelry made by Spaniards? That looks like a Spanish Caravel.....

So you win !

The first one is a pendant : enameld gold and pearls (but don't know where from ) XVI century

The second one are earrings, spanish maybe as Caitlin said, enameled gold but XVII century

The legends do not say where the pearls come from, so with experts overhere, let's say you're right

Another Caravel, in a different style
See the delicate work of art ; artists in that period wanted to show what they were able to do ...

Today's game is : how many technics can we count down there?

Chainwork, wirework, goldwork, enamelling, cameo - it looks lovely.

[Caitlin]

I can't come up with anything Inge didn't cover.

You are right : enameled gold with pearls, XVI century brooch .
So today ' special : which monster do you prefer ?

For myself I would choose the Dragon!

The Dragon, I like Dragons

[J Marcus]

Originally Posted by CLICLASP

Another Caravel, in a different style
See the delicate work of art ; artists in that period wanted to show what they were able to do ...

Today's game is : how many technics can we count down there?

Cloisone', repouse', soldering, wirework, cameo/intaglio, and I think a little work with gravers.

Marc
http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

[J Marcus]

Originally Posted by CLICLASP

You are right : enameled gold with pearls, XVI century brooch .
So today ' special : which monster do you prefer ?

They are both fantastique so I think it comes down to personal taste. I would choose the dragon.

Marc
http://www.flyrodjewelry.com/home.html

[Nerida]

I'm up for the dragon, too!

So the caravel pendant is as you said, nothing to add :
Cloisone', repouse', soldering, wirework, cameo/intaglio, and I think a little work with gravers.

Chainwork, wirework, goldwork, enamelling, cameo

As of the dragon...available at the nearest Le Louvre museum in Paris

The triton is from Italy XVI and dragon from Spain same century.

Renaissance was the time of a great development in jewelry.
It was in the mood to create "around" the baroque pearl using the crazy shapes and free the imagination and to put as many techniques in a jewel as possible to show the best of craftmanship

Today's game is : classify in order of period, which one is more ancient?
(sorry bad pictures)

[Mervione]

Le Louvre you say... Me and my boyfriend are going to Paris in a couple of weeks, but I don´t think we´ll pay the fee to get in to Le Louvre because we both find art very, very (sorry) boring. Is there many pearls or gemstones like that there? If so then maybe it´s worth it anyway... I would definitely reconsider it.