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Lot 283 D α

An 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: 6.500 € - 7.500 €
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An 18k gold ring with an Imperial Roman intaglio.

A green plasma (ca. 10 x 8 mm) carved with a bull beneath a tree close collet set with ropetwist detail, open work love knot schoulders and double wire shank. Attached a modern silver cast of the gem. Roman assay mark of 1778 - 99 with indistinct year. Ring size 55. Weight 5.2 g. Cast: ca. 10 x 13 mm, weight 3.6 g.
1st half 19th C., the intaglio 1st C. A.D.

Provenance

Formerly collection of Arthur Richard Wellesley, 2nd Duke of Wellington (1807 - 1884); purchased in 1977 from S.J.Phillips, London. - Private collection, Great Britain. - Private collection, England.

Literature

Published in: Scarisbrick, The Wellington Gems, Ausstellungskatalog S.J. Phillips, London 1977, no. 14.