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LOT 0392
Renaissance Gold Pendant with Agate Gemstone of Cupid
ITALY, LATE 16TH-EARLY 17TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (13.53 grams, 75 mm).
Cupid shown standing amid the vegetation, his wings and arms spread and holding two short staffs in his hands, clouds and the sun above; set in a gold frame with a conical pendant drop below; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired 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.13341-257981.
Cf. two similar examples in the British Museum, bequeathed by Sir Hans Sloane in 1753, museum nos.SLBCameos.4 & SLBCameos.138; AG Wien III, 2703.
FootnotesThe cameo shows a Cupid in the same style as the one in the British Museum Sloane collection. Cupid was a very popular motif in 17th-century Italian artistic production. The presence of Cupid on the cameo implies amorous attachment, or sometimes, amorous conflict. The cameo shows a sophisticated atmosphere, relayed in the brown and grey colours.
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LOT 0392
Renaissance Gold Pendant with Agate Gemstone of Cupid
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
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Carved in the round bust depicting a faun or centaur with a youthful face; the hair falling in exuberant curls over the goat-like ears, the mouth parted in laughter, the eyes set beneath a stern brow; on an integral pedestal base with repair to reverse. 21.4 kg, 45 cm high
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