Carnelian and onyx intaglio ring, late 18th century

Lot Closed

January 14, 04:07 PM GMT

Estimate

1,000 - 1,500 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Property from the descendants of William & Robert Adam

Carnelian and onyx intaglio ring

late 18th century

Collet-set with a carnelian intaglio depicting a lion, between two onyx intaglios depicting a standing figure and a bull respectively, size M, case stamped Garrard.

Accompanied by a note stating that the ring was given as a gift from the Duc de Berry to Sir [?] James Adam.

According to family tradition this ring was a gift to the architect James Adam (1732–1794) by Louis-Auguste, later Louis XVI when a child (1754-1793). However the architect and future King of France are not known to have met.