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 large Grand Tour glass impression. Imperial portraits.
A large Grand Tour glass impression. Imperial portraits.
19th century (?).
30x39x7 mm
Rare impression with portraits of Neron, Oton, and Poppea from a carnelian intaglio (Hermitage museum, Saint Petersburg, collection of Catherine II, prev. Orleans, inv. 4414 Cabinet d’Orléans, 1786) with greek inscriptions, bust of Dioscures and snake. Transparent glass. Wear marks.
L.Pirzio Biroli Stefanelli, La collezione Paoletti. Stampi in vetro per impronte di intagli e cammei, vol. I, p. 322 n. 608
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U.K. private collection