Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Old Master Sculpture & Early Jewels
Italian, circa 1800
Intaglio with the Strozzi Medusa
Lot Closed
July 5, 03:35 PM GMT
Estimate
3,000 - 5,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Italian, circa 1800
After the Antique
Intaglio with the Strozzi Medusa
carnelian, within a 19th-century ring mount
intaglio 15cm., 9/16 in.,
ring size O
The original chalcedony classical gem, now in the British Museum was unearthed on the Calian Hill in Rome in the early 18th century. It was much admired and proved to be a popular subject for the gem engravers of the neo classical period. For a version by Edward Burch (1730-1814) see T. Holman, A Collection of Engraved Gems, Multum in Parvo, exh. cat. Wartski, London, 2019.