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)
An amethyst Poniatowski intaglio set on a modern gold bracelet with gold impression.
An amethyst Poniatowski intaglio set on a modern gold bracelet with gold impression.
Early 19th century
intaglio : 22 x 28 x 10 mm
Diam (bracelet) : 60 mm
47 g
Heavy gold bracelet set with a fine Poniatowski intaglio: “Nature seated with a serpent in her hand”, signed Pyrgoteles (ΠΥΡΓΟΤΕΛΕΣ). The stone is flanked by a gold piece engraved with the same subject, adorning the jewel. Attractive color of the stone. Slight wear marks.
Parallels: Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): II.157
Christie's, London: 1839-2023
Prendeville, J.: Explanatory catalogue of the proof-impressions of the antique gems possessed by the late Prince Poniatowski and now in the possession of John Tyrrell, Esq. (1841): 311.
European private collection.