Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Auction Closed
December 3, 02:41 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
ATTRIBUTED TO LUIGI SAULINI (1819-1883)
ITALIAN, MID-19TH CENTURY
CAMEO WITH MEDUSA
sardonyx, set in a gold mount
cameo: 3.1cm., 1¼in.
mount: 3.3cm., 1⅜in.
This virtuoso cameo carving of the Medusa compares closely to another in the Metropolitan Museum of Art which is attributed to Saulini and is from the Milton Weil Collection (inv. no. 40.20.52). Luigi Saulini was active primarily in the 1860s and 70s and was the son of Tommaso Saulini (1793-1864) who trained under Thorvaldsen. Many of his carvings were taken from contemporary statuary. The Metropolitan Museum of Art has a large holding of his oeuvre.