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LOT 0328
Renaissance Gold Ring with Gem
16TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.75 grams, 22.97 mm overall, 15.54 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)).
Comprising a slender hoop with scroll-decorated shoulders, a high hexagonal colette setting with a point-cut rock crystal with foil backing.
ProvenanceAcquired on the European art market.
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Italy. Marquisate of Saluzzo, Ludovico II Silver Issue in Later Silver Brooch.
AD 1475-1504. Carmagnola mint.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
☩ LVDOVICVS · MARCHIO · SALVTIAR, bust to left wearing barrette. 6.05 grams, 30 mm
Very Fine. Set in a later brooch frame.
Acquired on the European art market. -
Victorian Lava Cameo Collection
19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Comprising: a profile bust of a mature bearded man, possibly depicting a philosopher; a profile bust of a youthful woman with dressed hair. 14.3 grams total, 29 mm each
Acquired on the European art market. -
Sardonyx Cameo of the Greek Goddess Athena in Gold Mount
Europe, 18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
Finely carved, high-relief cameo depicting profile bust of the goddess, wearing a plumed helmet with the crest supported by a winged Pegasus, her hair modelled in soft curls framing the face and falling over the shoulder above articulated lorica (battle armour); small grape-shaped earrings and multiple necklaces carefully rendered, creating an appealing contrast between martial attributes and feminine ornament; set in an unmarked, high-carat gold frame, probably struck and finished in England after the gem’s return from the Grand Tour, two lateral suspension loops. 14.98 grams, 36 mm
Acquired on the European art market.
The relief shows confident toolwork: crisp contours to the facial profile, detailed treatment of the helmet and feathers, and subtle gradations of planes between the figure and the background.
