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jun 20 2020 - 3 pm BST (4 pm CEST)
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LOT 227:
A large and unusual georgian agate seal intaglio. An english poet.
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Start price:
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250
Estimated price :
€800
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A large and unusual georgian agate seal intaglio. An english poet.
End of 18th century
21 x 25 x 4 mm
The character is facing left in the act of reciting his verses during a theatrical performance. He wears an elegant dress with a large collar. His hair are composed of long wavy locks which give a romantic pathos. The face shows a long and thin nose, the eyes upwards emphasizing his reflexion during the act with the accentuated eyebrows. The little slightly opened mouth let the speech out and overlined by a fine moustache. The hand strongly posing on the top of his head represents the artistic moment of the inspiration. In front him, a manuscript. The stone is burnt and probably used as a seal.
