European Sculpture & Works of Art

Attributed to Nicola Morelli

Cameo with Perseus after Antonio Canova

Lot Closed

July 2, 03:07 PM GMT

Estimate

5,000 - 7,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Attributed to Nicola Morelli

1771 - 1838

Italian, Rome, circa 1820-1830

Cameo with Perseus after Antonio Canova

chalcedony, within a (probably original) leather, velvet and silk lined presentation case

cameo: 44mm., 1 3/4 in.

case: 75 by 70mm., 3 by 2 3/4 in. (closed)

This charming cameo is carved after Antonio Canova's famous Perseus (1804-1806; Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv. no. 67.110.1). Another cameo with the subject, which is signed by Nicola Morelli and mounted in a Castellani brooch, is in the Albion Art Collection.

Southern Netherlandish or Italian, late 17th/ early 18th century | Flandres ou Italie, fin XVIIe / début XVIIIe siècle

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German, 16th century | Allemagne, XVIe siècle

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Attributed to Nicola Morelli

Southern Netherlandish or Italian, late 17th/ early 18th century | Flandres ou Italie, fin XVIIe / début XVIIIe siècle

German, 16th century | Allemagne, XVIe siècle

Attributed to the workshop of Severo da Ravenna | Attribué à Severo Da Ravenna

Italian, probably Venice, 15th century | Italie, probablement Venise, XVe siècle

Workshop of Giovanni Antonio Mazzuoli | Atelier de Giovanni Antonio Mazzuoli

French, Burgundy, 15th century | Bourgogne, XVe siècle

A gold-mounted micromosaic and hardstone bonbonniere, Giacomo Raffaelli, Rome, circa 1810

Southern Netherlandish, Brussels or Mons, circa 1515 - 1520 | Pays-Bas méridionaux, Bruxelles ou Mons, vers 1515 - 1520

Attributed to Jean Raon, circa 1700 | Attribué à Jean Raon, vers 1700

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