Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Property of a Gentleman: Glyptics from the Renaissance to the 19th Century (Lots 81-90 and 99-103)
ITALIAN, CIRCA 1600 | INTAGLIO WITH VENUS, MARS AND CUPID
Auction Closed
July 2, 02:29 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property of a Gentleman: Glyptics from the Renaissance to the 19th Century (Lots 81-90 and 99-103)
ITALIAN, CIRCA 1600
INTAGLIO WITH VENUS, MARS AND CUPID
yellow sard, in a gold pendant mount
intaglio: 4.6cm., 1 13/16 in.
6.3cm., 2½in. overall, suspended
Compare with the agate and sard intaglios in the Staatliche Münzsammlung in Munich illustrated by Weber.
RELATED LITERATURE
I. Weber, Geschnittene Steine aus Altbayerischem Besitz, Munich 2001, nos. 305 and 306