Subasta 86 Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry
Por Bertolami Fine Art
9.12.20
Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), o 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)., Italia

Wednesday dec 9 2020, 2 pm GMT (3 pm CEST)


Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), or 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)

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LOTE 277:

A renaissance agate cameo. Mars.

16th century A.D.

23 x 34 x 12 mm


Precio inicial:
£ 4 000
Precio estimado :
€5 000 - €7 000
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A renaissance agate cameo. Mars.

16th century A.D.

23 x 34 x 12 mm

Bust of Mars wearing an armor- corselet (egys); a mask on her winged helmet with a feather crest; an expressive grotesque head as epaulette. The character is facing left. This fine cameo is engraved in high relief in the typical renaissance taste. Slight chips and wear marks on the edge.

Parallels: Story-Maskelyne, M.H.: The Marlborough Gems (1870): no. 88 Boardman, J., Scarisbrick, D., Wagner C., Zwierlein-Diehl, E: The Marlborough Gems (2009): no. 320; Le gemme Medici al Museo degli Argenti (Palazzo Pitti), p. 197 n. 107

U.K private collection, London.