Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma
ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
Friday 7 July 2023 hours 12:30 (UTC +00:00)
A NEOCLASSICAL ONYX CAMEO SET IN A GOLD RING. BUST OF SAPPHO.
A NEOCLASSICAL ONYX CAMEO SET IN A GOLD RING. BUST OF SAPPHO.
19th century
Stone 20x26 mm; int. Size 18,5x20 mm; 16,80 gr.
This beautiful effigy faces right and is characterized by hair held by three bands and a sort of sakkos on the nape of the neck, which however makes the hair come out at the top. The portrait is very similar to a sardonyx cameo depicting the bust of the poetess Sappho signed by N. Amastini (Wartski) . The cameo has small missing (ear and hair) and light superficial cracks. The stone is set in a solid gold ring with a finely chiseled setting.
Provenance: U.K. private collection