Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
Wednesday 9 December 2020 hours 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
A neoclassical two-layers agate cameo mounted on a gold brooch. Sapho.
A neoclassical two-layers agate cameo mounted on a gold brooch. Sapho.
19th century
Cameo : 18 x 24 mm
5,72 g
The greek poetess, facing right, is charachetrized by a draped bust and by hair elegantly gathered in the sakkos.
The cameo is set in a fine gold brooch with a filigree border.
Published: D. Scarisbrick, The Art of Gem Engraving From Alexander the Great to Napoleon III, Fukuoka 2008, p. 242, p. 360. EXHIBITED: Hakone, Open-Air Museum and Fukuoka, City Museum, The art of gem engraving from Alexander the Great to Napoleon III, 2008, no. 308
From the collection of Raphael Esmerian (1903-1976).