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 AGATE CAMEO SET IN A ELEGANT GOLD BROOCH WITH FLOREAL ELEMENTS. BUST OF A ROMAN EMPEROR.
AN AGATE CAMEO SET IN A ELEGANT GOLD BROOCH WITH FLOREAL ELEMENTS. BUST OF A ROMAN EMPEROR.
19th century.
Stone diam. 18 mm; Brooch 33x33 mm; 9,05 gr
Beautiful effigy of a young laureated emperor inspired by the portraits of the Julio-Claudian dynasty. The cameo is circular and mounted in a refined gold brooch with floral patterns enriched by small spherical and intertwined elements of different sizes.
Provenance: U.K private collection