A tooled and parcel-gilt red Morocco leather binder third quarter 18th century

containing the depiction of a sardonyx cameo incised with the double portrait of Emperor Didius Julianus and Empress Manlia Scantilla.

Didier Aaron & Cie, Paris, 1982

Some minor scratches, scuffs and discolorations to red leather and silk lining. Abrasions to corners. Minor losses of paint to portrait. In good overall condition.
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The original sardonyx cameo, formerly in the Marlborough Collection, is now in the British Museum.