Post Medieval Gold Ring with Carnelian Gemstone Depicting the Roman God Neptune

ITALY, 19TH CENTURY A.D.

1 1/4 in. (15.19 grams, 31.43 mm overall, 19.60 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)).

Depicting Neptune advancing nude from a scallop shell, holding a trident in one hand and pointing with the other; billowing banner to his rear; supplied with a museum-quality impression.

Provenance

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

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13053-248373.

Literature

Cf. Malgouyres, Engraved Gems, Cameos, Intaglios and Rings of the Guy Ladriere Collection, Le Kremlin-Bicêtre, 2022, p.79, for a carnelian gemstone with the portrait of Neptune.

Footnotes

Throughout Europe, and far beyond, talented gem-cutters were at work in the 19th century. Neptune was appreciated by Neoclassical cutters, as shown by a carnelian gemstone with the profile of Neptune, his face serene amidst a storm, by the American engraver George Hewitt Cushman (1814-1876).

CONDITION

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