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LOT 2111
Original Copper Plate Engravings by Daniel Meisner and Others of Inca Rulers and Oliver Cromwell
17TH-18TH CENTURY A.D.
7 x 5 1/2 - 11 1/2 x 8 5/8 in. (114 grams total, 18 x 14 - 29.1 x 22 cm).
Comprising: buff paper page from Meisner's 'Thesaurus Philo-Politicus' (1625-1630) with engraved image of a city and cockerel in foreground, title 'Prospice Domui E100' and 'Beaumont', Latin and German rhymed couplets below; buff paper page with engraved image of a walled fortress and lion in foreground with Cupid, title 'Omnia Domat Amor G41' and 'Carlemont', Latin and German rhymed couplets below; two examples of buff paper page with engraved image of a city and river with fishermen holding a net in foreground, title 'Fraus et Ubique Dolus' and 'Rüssel', Latin and German rhymed couplets below, one numbered 'Ez' and the other '35'; portrait in three-quarter view of Oliver Cromwell with signature (Walker?) below, and legend above 'London, published 25 July 1881 by P.& D.Colnaghi & Co. 13 & 14 Pall Mall East'; print in card reveal with five busts of rulers, each with an axe and stepped headress, with legend 'Manco-Capac 1st Emperor of Peru', 'Sinchi-Roca. II Emp.', 'Loque-Yupanqui, III Emp.', Mayta-Capac, IV Emp.', 'Capac-Yupanqui. V Emp.', printed titled 'Gent.Mag. Nov.1751'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.
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LOT 2111
Original Copper Plate Engravings by Daniel Meisner and Others of Inca Rulers and Oliver Cromwell
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Carnelian Gemstone of the Prince of Troy in Gold Ring
Italy, 19th century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
An oval orange carnelian intaglio with a profile bust of Paris wearing a Phrygian cap, his long locks cascading from underneath it, a Greek pseudo-signature for Maronos on the field; set in a later swivel-ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.04 grams, 21.88 mm overall, 18.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13337-257952.
In Classical as in Neo-Classical art, Paris is often depicted wearing the Phrygian cap, and typically portrayed in Persian-style attire, featuring long sleeves and trousers, and a cloak. -
Post Medieval Agate Cameo of a Lady in Gold Pendant
19th century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Carved in low-relief, a female profile bust wearing a straw hat and mantle. 6.40 grams, 36 mm
Private collection, Europe. Acquired on the English art market. -
Post Medieval Gold Ring with Sardonyx Cameo with Adoration of the Magi
Italy, 15th century A.D.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Featuring a finely carved sardonyx cameo illustrating the Nativity, with the Virgin Mary extending the Christ Child toward the three Magi bearing gifts, while Joseph stands beside her; the family shown emerging from an arched doorway, beneath the Star of Bethlehem; set in a 19th-century high-carat gold mount, probably English in origin. 4.62 grams, 21.88 mm overall, 18.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13334-258013.
The scene is staged horizontally, with the Holy Family at one end and the Magi and their entourage proceeding towards it, essentially unfolding in the foreground in a sort of procession, one behind the other. This was the standard image, although in the Italian School of Renaissance the same scene was often modified according to the vision of Botticelli, who put at the centre the Holy Family.
