Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Cameo with the portrait of a Man
Lot Closed
July 5, 03:20 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Italian, probably 16th century
Cameo with the portrait of a Man
hardstone, within a pendant mount
cameo: 21.6mm., 0.85in.
28.7mm., 1.13in. overall
This beautifully engraved cameo recalls a number of gems dated to the 16th century. Compare with the late 16th-early 17th-century cameo of an African man in the Hermitage Museum, St Petersburg (inv. no. K-6495), or a glyptic in the Kunsthistorisches Museum, Vienna (inv. no. XII 132).