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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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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.
