Lot 298 D α

A framed post-antiquity shell cameo depicting the Roman emperor Vespasian.

Auction 1048 - overview Cologne
15.05.2015, 14:00 - Jewellery, Furniture, Objects of Vertu, Boxes, Portrait Miniatures
Estimate: 400 €

A framed post-antiquity shell cameo depicting the Roman emperor Vespasian.

3.83 x 3.36 mm. Frame diameter 7.8 cm.
Probably late 18th C.

Provenance

According to a written confirmation by Dr. jur. Peter Volz, Heidelberg, the cameo originally belonged to the collection of Duke Bernhard of Saxony-Meiningen and Hildburghausen (Meiningen 1851 - 1928); Dr. Richard Gaettens collection, Halle; Private collection, South Germany.