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Property from a private British Collection - Lots 1 – 15
Italian, probably Rome, late 18th century
Cameo with an Empress
Auction Closed
December 7, 11:28 AM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Property from a private British Collection - Lots 1 – 15
Italian, probably Rome, late 18th century
Cameo with an Empress
chalcedony, within a mount
cameo: 25mm., in.
28mm., 1 1/8 in. overall
By tradition, Joséphine Bonaparte, Empress of France (1763- 1814);
Possibly acquired from the Empress Joséphine (or her estate) by Lord Edward Lascelles, “ Beau Lascelles” (1764-1814);
Thence by descent to his grand-niece Catherine, Mrs Granville Edwin Lloyd-Baker (1841-1890);
Thence by family descent to the present owner
Possibly acquired from the Empress Joséphine (or her estate) by Lord Edward Lascelles, “ Beau Lascelles” (1764-1814);
Thence by descent to his grand-niece Catherine, Mrs Granville Edwin Lloyd-Baker (1841-1890);
Thence by family descent to the present owner
London, Victoria and Albert Museum, on long term loan (ref: LOAN:MET ANON.105&A-1968)
Compare with the cameo with Apollo attributed to Edward Burch in the Royal Collection (inv. no. RCIN 65183). See K. Aschengreen Piacenti and J. Boardman, Ancient and Modern Gems and Jewels in the Collection of Her Majesty the Queen, London, 2008, p. 50, no. 26.