Lotto 342 | A dark glass paste impression set in a gold stick pin. Hercules as a child killing the snakes<br><br>19th century.

Bertolami Fine Art - Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place 1, W1S 1BU Londra
ASTA 107 - Glittica Sessione Unica
venerdì 22 aprile 2022 ore 15:00 (UTC +00:00)

A dark glass paste impression set in a gold stick pin. Hercules as a child killing the snakes<br><br>19th century.

A dark glass paste impression set in a gold stick pin. Hercules as a child killing the snakes

19th century.

The scene refers to a famous episode from the childhood of Hercules, who strangles the snakes. The infant is sitting on the rocks, killing a snake that clings to his arm, while another lies dead below. Three-layered glass, black and blue, imitating the nicolo. Slight wear marks.

Glass 18 x 21 mm; H. 80 mm; 7 gr.