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Italian, circa 1800

Intaglio of Achilles attacked by Hector

Lot Closed

July 5, 03:26 PM GMT

Estimate

3,000 - 5,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

Italian, circa 1800

Intaglio of Achilles attacked by Hector 


carnelian, within a later brooch mount

inscribed in Greek letters beneath the ground line: APOLLONIDOU

intaglio: 24 by 36mm., 1 by 1⅜in.

frame: 28 by 39mm., 1 1/16 by 1½in.

The model is the same as one of the Poniatowski gems. Cf: Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833), vol. V no. 168.
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