Lotto 337 | An agate cameo set ina gold ring. Portrait of King Louis XV. <br><br>18th century.

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An agate cameo set ina gold ring. Portrait of King Louis XV. <br><br>18th century.

An agate cameo set ina gold ring. Portrait of King Louis XV.

18th century.

Bust of King Louis XV of France (1710-1774), facing left. Minor deposit and wear to the surface. There is a small crack running vertically down the side of the head. Fill to the edges of the stone. There is a small chip to the lower edge of the torso. There is wear to the metal ring including an area of loss to the metal to the reverse. Published in Maximin Deloche, La bague en France à travers l'histoire, Paris 1929, n. 90.

Stone 13 x 18 mm; ring size 14 x 17 mm; 4,73 gr.