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LOT 0342
Renaissance Gemstone with Kneeling Satyr Drinking from a Goblet in Gold Ring
19TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.51 grams, 22.29 mm overall, 19.70 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)).
Black stone intaglio featuring a kneeling satyr before a grapevine, holding a large goblet in his right hand and a thyrsus in the crook of his left arm, a wine amphora behind him; set in a gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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LOT 0342
Renaissance Gemstone with Kneeling Satyr Drinking from a Goblet in Gold Ring
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Cylinder Seal Electrotype Group
Late 19th-early 20th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Of academic interest, copper coated lead seal impressions taken from cylinder seals, containing various different motifs. 231 grams total, 27-47 mm
Possibly made by the British Museum. From a West Country, UK, private collection.
