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Italian, first half 19th century | Cameo with Nero

Lot Closed

July 15, 01:11 PM GMT

Estimate

2,000 - 3,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Italian, first half 19th century

Cameo with Nero


chalcedony, mounted as a brooch

30mm., 1 1/8in overall

An 18th-century cameo portrait of Nero which follows a similar model is recorded amongst the Marlborough gems; cf J. Boardman, D. Scarisbrick, C. Wagner and E. Zwierlein-Diehl, The Marlborough Gems, Oxford, 2009, p. 242, no. 554.