Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica WEB AUCTION 106: Glittica
Friday 12 November 2021 hours 15:00 (UTC +00:00)
A postclassical coral cameo mounted in a gold broch with brillants. Bust of a woman.
A postclassical coral cameo mounted in a gold broch with brillants. Bust of a woman.
Late 19th century
31x26x14 mm (broch) ; 24x17x9 mm (cameo) ; 13,6 grs
Bust of a woman wearing a antique style dress. The bust frontal, meanwhile the head is slightly bent in three-quarters. The hair pulled back in a bun, she wears a diadema. The iconography suggests a depiction of a goddess or a empress. The cameo is set in a gold brooch, the rim decorates with brilliants (some missing).
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U.K. private collection