Small Wonders: Early Gems and Jewels
Small Wonders: Early Gems and Jewels
Cameo with a reclining lion
Lot Closed
December 15, 11:32 AM GMT
Estimate
1,200 - 1,800 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Italian, 17th century or earlier
Cameo with a Lion
sard, within a modern ring mount
18 by 25mm., 3/4 by 1in.
UK ring size: Q
Compare with a group of Italian, probably Venetian, cameos dated to the 17th century in the Johann Wilhem von der Pfalz collection illustrated by I. Weber, Kostbare Steine, Munich, 1992, nos. 211 to 222.