Bertolami Fine Art - Riversdell Close 27, KT16 9JW Chertsey
Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry sessione unica
mercoledì 9 dicembre 2020 ore 14:00 (UTC +01:00)
A lot of 2 neoclassical black and white glass impressions. Psyche with Eros - Diogenes.
A lot of 2 neoclassical black and white glass impressions. Psyche with Eros - Diogenes.
19th century
16 x 19 x 3 mm
15 x 17 x 3 mm
The winged female figure is seated on the rocks, holding a veil and with a feet in a trap; in front of her, a butterfly and a rescuer eros with a bow, under a tree. Greek signature by Pamphilos/ Diogenes in his tube, in conversation with a seated philosopher and a young scriba. A tree near the vase. Groundline. Very fine subjects and attracive variery of banded glass. Rare.
Parallel: for Diogene see Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): VIII.2.42