Lotto 425 | A RARE BICOLOR JASPER SET IN A GOLD RING. VENUS ON A DOLPHIN.

Bertolami Fine Art - Piazza Lovatelli 1, 00186 Roma

A RARE BICOLOR JASPER SET IN A GOLD RING. VENUS ON A DOLPHIN.

A RARE BICOLOR JASPER SET IN A GOLD RING. VENUS ON A DOLPHIN.

18th-19th century

Stone 14x21 mm; int. Size 17x18,5 mm; 16,57 gr.

Venus rides a dolphin swimming to right. The figure leans in an almost acrobatic pose, leaning with her right elbow on the rounded head of the animal, with her right foot instead on the tail. With her left hand, the figure holds a drapery that flies with the wind, while her left foot is immersed in the blue water of the sea, rendered in an extraordinary way by the artist who masterfully uses the two colors of the stone. Slight wear marks.

Provenance: U.K. private collection