Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
Old Master Sculpture & Works of Art
FRENCH, PARIS, LATE 16TH/ EARLY 17TH CENTURY | CAMEO WITH HENRI IV OF FRANCE (1553-1610)
Auction Closed
December 3, 02:41 PM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
FRENCH, PARIS, LATE 16TH/ EARLY 17TH CENTURY
CAMEO WITH HENRI IV OF FRANCE (1553-1610)
mother of pearl and tortoiseshell, in a silver gilt pendant mount
inscribed: HENRICVS IIII . DEI . GRATIA FRANCORVM . ET . NAVARRAE . REX
5.6cm., 2¼in. overall
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Private collection, France
This beautifully carved mother of pearl cameo is very close to another which represents Henri III of France in the musée du Louvre, Paris (inv. no. OA 556) and has been catalogued as French, third quarter of the 16th century. It seems likely that they were executed by the same hand. The present portrait is likely to derive from a print such as Thomas de Leu's oval engraving of the monarch, of which there is an example in the Louvre (inv. no. 4933LR).