Victorian Lava Cameo with Hermes

Flat-section hoop with raised bosses beneath the decorative panels on the shoulders, a rectangular bezel set with an agate gemstone with a scorpion motif. 8.43 grams, 29.22 mm overall, 18.94 x 19.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)



London, UK, collection, 1980s-1990s.

Framed with a white card reveal, colour image of a young woman with digitally-added eye-mask; with collector's slip stating (inter alia) 'Archive Date: 11/05/03' and 'Historical Significance: Originally captured in 1994 for a groundbreaking 10-page editorial in The Face magazine, "Anastasia" is a museum-grade artwork celebrated as the very first instance of digital manipulation (Photoshop compositing) in fashion history. Large-scale gallery prints of this work are held in elite collections worldwide (including the Sir Elton John collection). This May 2003 proof tracks its syndication in Spain for a major visual arts or digital photography retrospective.' 174 grams, 35.5 x 28 cm including frame



Acquired on the USA art market. Property of a Harwich, UK, collector.

Vibrant orange carnelian intaglio depicting a lively Bacchic scene with satyrs, wine-bearers and other participants beneath a canopy supported by two flying Cupids; below in the exergue, a small figure of a fisherman, fishing with a hook on the sea shore; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.21 grams, 21 mm



Acquired on the European art market.

The original 'Seal of Michelangelo' is a famous engraved carnelian gem, acquired by King Louis XIV in 1670. It is now housed in the Bibliothèque nationale de France. Long thought to be an ancient Greek masterpiece, and a subject of debate and controversy, it was subsequently identified by scholars as a Renaissance work by Pier Maria Serbaldi da Pescia.