Small Wonders: Early Gems and Jewels
9 December - 15 December 2022 • London
1 Roman, A.D. 4-14
THE ‘CAMEO WALLMODEN’
2 Hellenistic, 50-25 B.C.
Intaglio with a Pentathlete
3 Antonio Angelo Amastini
Cameo with Alexander the Great
4 Italian, 18th century or earlier
Intaglio with Messalina
5 Italian, Rome, circa 1805
Cameo with a Julio-Claudian Prince, possibly Germanicus
6 Anglo-Norman, 15th century
Pin badge
7 French, circa 1825
Ring with a Sapphire engraved with Saint Louis
8 Netherlandish or French, 17th/ 18th century
Memento Mori Vanity Pendant in the form of a Skull
9 French or German, 17th century style
Memento Mori Vanity Pendant in the form of a Skull
10 Spanish, late 17th century
Pectoral Cross
11 Probably Italian, circa 15th/ 16th century
Cameo with the Massacre of the Innocents
12 Italian, probably Milan, 16th century
Cameo with a Sacrifice
13 Italian, Milan, 16th century
14 Italian, probably Rome, circa 1650
Cameo with Saint George and the Dragon
15 French or Italian, circa 1815
Cameo with a Classical Woman
16 Southern Netherlandish, 1616
Sapphire Intaglio with a Lion on a Leash led by a Hand
17 Spanish, 17th century
Ring with a pierced and floral rosace
18 Spanish, 18th century
Devotional Pendant and Crucifix with Necklace
19 Spanish, late 17th century
Devotional Pendant with St. Beatriz da Silva and St. Domenica
20 Spanish, 17th century
Two Devotional Jewels
21 Spanish, late 17th century
Devotional Pendant Jewel
22 English or French, circa 1790
Cameo with a Satyr Mask
23 Italian, Rome, late 18th century
Cameo with Apollo
24 Teresa Talani
Cameo with Cupid Seated
25 Italian, Rome or Naples, circa 1815
Cameo with Cupid Bound to a Column and Psyche in the form of a butterfly
26 After Filippo Rega
Intaglio with the Head of a Vestal Virgin
27 After Luigi Pichler
Intaglio Impression with the Farnese Hercules
28 After Charles Brown
The Marriage of Cupid and Psyche
29 Giovanni Antonio Santarelli
Cameo depicting a Young Man
30 English, circa 1806
Intaglio with William Pitt the Younger (1759-1806)
31 Attributed to Antonio Aguatti
Mosaic with a Cavalier King Charles Spaniel
32 Italian, 17th century or earlier
Cameo with a reclining lion
33 Italian, Rome, probably 16th century
Intaglio with the Myth of Tarpeia
34 Italian, probably Rome, circa 1810-1820
Cameo with Omphale in the Guise of Hercules
35 Italian, 17th century
Intaglio with Diomedes stealing the Palladion
36 Paul-Victor Lebas
Cameo with Arethusa
37 Italian, late 18th century
The Strozzi Medusa
38 Italian, circa 1800
Intaglio with a reclining youth
39 Italian, circa 1800
Intaglio with Paris
40 Italian, early 19th century
Cameo with a Greek warrior
41 Italian, circa 1800
Intaglio with the Head of an Emperor
42 English or Italian, probably 19th century
Intaglio with an Erotic Scene
43 Italian, late 18th century
Intaglio with a Bacchanal
44 Italian, 19th century
Cameo with Minerva
45 English, late 18th century
Intaglio with a Nymph
46 Italian, Rome, early 19th century
Intaglio with Mercury after Giambologna
47 Italian, circa 1800
Cameo of Jupiter after the Cameo Zulian
48 Italian, circa 1800
Intaglio with Cupid and Psyche