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LOT 2018
Carnelian Gemstone with Venus Playing with Cupid
20TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.8 grams, 20 mm).
Discoid plaque with intaglio scene of Venus seated on a tree-stump holding a bow in its quiver above the head of Cupid playing at her feet; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
Provenance
with Bertolami, Auction 56, London, 11 March 2018, no.88.
Private collection, England.
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