Italian, 16th century
Cameo with Aurora in her chariot
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July 5, 03:02 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Italian, 16th century
After the Antique
Cameo with Aurora in her chariot
agate, within a late 18th/19th-century brooch mount
27.8mm., 1.09in.
Possibly Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps (1815-1866)
Compare with two classical cameos dating to 1st or 2nd century A.D. in the Metropolitan museum New York, illustrated by Draper (op.cit. p. 13).
It is interesting to note that two cameos with near identical gold mounts to that seen in the present pendant were owned by Possibly Louis, Duc de Blacas d'Aulps (1815-1866), and are now in the British Museum (inv. nos. 1867,0507.711 and 1867,0507.750).
RELATED LITERATURE
J. D. Draper, 'Cameo Appearances' in the The Metropolitan Museum of Art Bulletin , New Series, Vol. 65, no. 4, Spring 2008
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