- 96
Russian, circa 1810-1820
Estimate
5,000 - 7,000 GBP
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Description
- Cameo with a portrait of Tsar Alexander I of Russia (1777-1825)
- onyx, mounted in a gold brooch
- Russian, circa 1810-1820
the mount hallmarked: 14K and with a further unidentified hallmark
Catalogue Note
This portrait is based on a medal made in 1814 by Bertrand Andrieu. A slightly smaller but otherwise nearly identical onyx cameo is in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York (inv. no. 40.20.25).