Auction 86
Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry
Dec 9, 2020
(your local time)
Italy
Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), o 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom).
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Wednesday dec 9 2020, 2 pm GMT (3 pm CEST)
Bertolami Fine Art, 1 Harewood Place, Mayfair (London W1S 1BU- United Kingdom), or 14 Hanover Square, Mayfair, (London, W1S 1HP - United Kingdom)
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LOT 289:
A neoclassical agate cameo. Bust of Maecenas.
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Sold for: £1,700
Start price:
£
600
Estimated price:
€700 - €1,000
Auction house commission: 25%
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A neoclassical agate cameo. Bust of Maecenas.
End of 18th century - Beginning of 19th century
28 x 40 x 11 mm
The bust portrait of the so called "Maecenas" (Caius Cilnius Maecenas) is facing right. Large stone engraved in high relief, close to "Head of Maecenas" from the Marlborough Collection (Carnelian intaglio, Boston, Museum of Fine Arts: 99.112).
