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LOT 0423

Large Agate Gemstone with the Marriage of the Virgin

ITALY, LATE 17TH CENTURY A.D.

2 1/8 in. (19.61 grams, 54 mm).

Plaque with narrow border enclosing a figural scene with a colonnade and façade flanked by olive trees; central arch with two nimbate and robed figures clasping hands with a third figure behind them wearing a headdress; set in a gold frame with suspension loop; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the French art market.

Footnotes

The subject is the marriage ceremony between Mary, 'the Virgin', and Joseph.

CONDITION

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LOT 0423

Large Agate Gemstone with the Marriage of the Virgin

Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,859

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