1986 Incolay Studios Cameo Plate THE LAND OF THE PHACIANS VOYAGE ULYSSES

Description: Vintage Cameo Plate The Bradford Exchange The The Land of the Phaeacians Voyage of Ulysses Collector Plate (4th in the series)Incolay Studios of California Limited Edition September 30, 1986Number 1799BThe center of this plate is carved and raised. I've tried to capture this in one of the images. Imagine a cameo necklace and its 3-d appearance. Measures: 8 1/2" round.I see no chips.Plate stand NOT included. Cameo: The word cameo is used to describe a method of carving, whereby a jewelry item features a raised image of one color and a background of another. A little History on Incolay Studios on Lapis-blue collector's Plate In the eighteen years since Incolay Studios of California discovered a way to translate the ancient art of cameo carving into a new medium, the Studios authority in the field of cameo art has been widely acknowledged. Incolay Studios has accumulate an extensive museum collection of cameo chalk impressions (many from classical sources) - one of the largest collections of authentic cameo carvings in the United States. The objects d'art hand-rafted by the Studio in Incolay Stone are regularly inspected by the Gemological Institute of America, closely linking the Studio's considerable prestige to the authenticity, as well as the aesthetic quality, of the limited-edition pieces produced. The Voyage of Ulysses collection of the limited-edition plates is a benchmark Incolay series: the art of cameo carving reached a level of perfection in classical Greece that remains unsurpassed; the greatest number of the impressions displayed in the Incolay museum date from that period. The informed observer will, inevitable, compare "The Land of the Phaeacians" and subsequent Ulysses plates to the classical models. For that reason, these plates are recognizable different from any previous Incolay series; indeed, the very material in which they are created is unlike any ever used for a collector's plate series before. The Voyage of Ulysses is the first Incolay plate series cast in lapis-blue-Incolay Stone, a unique combination of minerals deriving its hue and translucency from the basic substances comprising crystal quarts, cobalt oxide, and alumina. The color was chosen not only to suggest the gem-like ornamental richness of the rare and costly stone, lapis lazuli, but also to capture the luminous blue of the sun-kissed Aegean....what the poet Homer called "the wine-dark sea". Blue and white are colors of Greece; in "The Land of the Phaeacians" they recall the pristine gleam of marble against the dazzling blue of that unrivalled sea - much as Ulysses himself might have seen it when he touch the classic ports of call on his heroic voyage three thousand years ago. As a seller I do my best to represent the product I am selling. I take numerous pictures and make them as clear as possible. To write a great description with accurate information, I research the item the best I can. With that in mind please remember that these items are vintage or antique which means they are 20 to 100+ years old. They have been around a long time and usually not sitting in a cupboard untouched. Do expect some wear and tear. If you want something brand new right out of a mold then you will need to shop elsewhere. I package very well. Insurance included in shipping. No International ShippingVISIT MY STORE: https://www.ebay.com/str/vintageglassandsilver 0245

Price: 14.99 USD

Location: Vancouver, Washington

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