Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
Friday 7 July 2023 hours 12:30 (UTC +00:00)
AN EARLY RENAISSANCE AGATE CAMEO SET IN A GOLD RING. BUST OF AN EMPEROR.
AN EARLY RENAISSANCE AGATE CAMEO SET IN A GOLD RING. BUST OF AN EMPEROR.
15th - 16th century
Cameo 8 x 12 x 4 mm ; 4 grs; int diam 17 mm
With rounded hoop ending onto the shoulders in two sections joined by a "knot" and surmounting an oval thick bezel with an agate cameo; the male portrait is laureated and facing left with short hair. The physiognomy reminds the byzantine portraiture. Nose partially missing.
Provenance: From the collection of an European gentleman, acquired on the art market