An 18k gold and silver bangle with an Imperial cameo - image-1

Lot 24 Dα

An 18k gold and silver bangle with an Imperial cameo

Auction 1075 - overview Cologne
17.11.2016, 16:30 - Jewellery, Boxes and Portrait Miniatures
Estimate: 2.200 € - 2.500 €
Result: 3.968 € (incl. premium)

An 18k gold and silver bangle with an Imperial cameo

Set with 54 rose-cut diamonds, the oval-shaped layered onyx cameo (ca. 25 x 16 mm) carved with a portrait of the Roman emperor Vespasian of the Flavian dynasty (9 - 79 A.D.). The cameo with a diagonal hairline crack at around forehead level. Bangle: Diameter ca. 4.9 x 5.6 cm. Display side: H 3.5 cm. Weight 23.5 cm.
2nd half 19th C.