Italian, late 16th/ early 17th century

Intaglio with Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan

Auction Closed

December 7, 11:28 AM GMT

Estimate

10,000 - 20,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from a private British Collection - Lots 1 – 15

Italian, 16th/ early 17th century

Intaglio with Venus and Cupid at the Forge of Vulcan

banded agate within a pendant mount

intaglio: 35mm., 1 3/8 in.

43mm., 1 3/4 in. overall

By tradition Archbishop Matthew Parker (1504-1575);

by whom gifted to Queen Elizabeth I of England (1533-1603)

[as described by Albert Way, ‘Notice of a Jeweled Ornament presented to Queen Elizabeth by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury’, Archaeological Journal, 19, 1862, pp. 145-158];

possibly acquired John Sharp, Archbishop of York (1645-1714);

thence by family descent

certainly by family descent to Thomas Barwick Lloyd Baker (1807-1886);

thence by family descent to the present owners

A. Way, ‘Notice of a Jeweled Ornament presented to Queen Elizabeth by Matthew Parker, Archbishop of Canterbury’, Archaeological Journal, 19, 1862, pp. 145-158