Auction 86
Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry
Dec 9, 2020
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 303:
A late Georgian gold brooch set with an onyx cameo portrait by Berini. Bust of a noblewoman.
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Sold for: £5,000
Start price:
£
3,000
Estimated price:
€5,000 - €6,000
Auction house commission: 25%
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A late Georgian gold brooch set with an onyx cameo portrait by Berini. Bust of a noblewoman.
End of 18th century - Beginning of 19th century
Cameo : 22 x 27 mm 5,39 g
Portrait of a noblewoman from the napoleonic period, facing left, signed BERINI (Antonio Berini, 1770-1861) along the neck profile. The portrait bust is characterized by a greek profile, a small mouth and an elaborate hairdo, an can be identified with a member of the Royal Family from the Bourbons (see Effigy of Maria Luisa di Borbone-Parma, Queen Consort of Spain, 1751-1819; Maria Luisa di Borbone, Queen of Etruria and Duchess of Lucca, 1782-1824). The front adorned with a diadem, and two bands on the top, while, on the back, the haidress in a bun net, following the style of the ancient heads. Refined work, soft in the anatomical volumes and careful in the physiognomic research, with a certain expressive elegance.
