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A LARGE CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN GOLD ENAMELED BROOCH WITH DIAMONDS. HERCULES SECURING CERBERUS.
A LARGE CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN GOLD ENAMELED BROOCH WITH DIAMONDS. HERCULES SECURING CERBERUS.
19th century.
Stone 22x29 mm; Brooch 37x40 mm; 11,97 gr
Hercules, facing the entrance to the Inferos, firmly secures Cerberus, holding his fierce three heads between his legs. To the left, the club; to the right, the lion's skin. The gem, rectangular in shape with rounded edges, is mounted in a precious brooch with floral motifs and bows embellished with six diamonds and enamel decorations. The scene takes place horizontally but is based on a Poniatowski gem that instead shows the scene vertically.
For the same subject, see : Beazley Archive - Poniatowski database T431, carnelian intaglio HERCULES SECURING CERBERUS signed ΑΠΟΛΛΟΝΙΔΟΥ; current Collection: Paris, Cabinet des medailles, Bibliotheque nationale de France: H 2937, inv 433
Previous Collections:Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): II.325
Provenance: U.K private collection