ASTA 267 - GLITTICA ASTA 267 - GLITTICA
Friday 7 July 2023 hours 12:30 (UTC +00:00)
A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A GOLD RING. PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN.
A CARNELIAN INTAGLIO SET IN A GOLD RING. PORTRAIT OF A GENTLEMAN.
18th century
Stone 13x20 mm; int. size 15x17,5 mm; 5,19 gr.
Interesting and unusual private portrait of a young gentleman, probably French, facing left. The effigy is characterized by thick hair. Beautiful bright red color of the stone in the original coeval ring.
Provenance: French collection, late 19th ; European collection, acquired on the market, early 2000's.