A George III 18k gold ring with an Imperial Roman intaglio. - image-1
A George III 18k gold ring with an Imperial Roman intaglio. - image-2
A George III 18k gold ring with an Imperial Roman intaglio. - image-1A George III 18k gold ring with an Imperial Roman intaglio. - image-2

Lot 281 Dα

A George III 18k gold ring with an Imperial Roman intaglio.

Auction 1048 - overview Cologne
15.05.2015, 14:00 - Jewellery, Furniture, Objects of Vertu, Boxes, Portrait Miniatures
Estimate: 1.300 € - 1.500 €
Result: 1.984 € (incl. premium)

A George III 18k gold ring with an Imperial Roman intaglio.

The cornelion (ca. 12 x 8 mm) finely carved with a depiction of standing Mercury. The ring band damaged. Ring size 50. Weight 2.3 g.
1st C. AD, the mount early 19th C.

Provenance

Private collection, England.

Literature

Cf. Henig, Classical Gems, Cambridge 1994, no. 176.