17th/18th Century Agate Cameo of Hercules
with Silver Filigree Frame.
Dim. 90 x 90 mm; cameo 33 x 42 mm.
Pendant, Silver and filigree frame, set with a large cameo of
two-layer agate depicting the bust of Hercules in profile to the left. On the
right shoulder, the mace.
The setting and frame should be compared with a series of
cameos mounted on pendants of the same type in the collection of Palazzo Pitti
(Museo degli Argenti, Florence), n°281 and 409.
18th century provenance (no further details)
private collection of Mr. F., established in the years
1960-1990.
Lot 55, 7 February 2023.
https://drouot.com/it/l/20372341-ciondolo-argento-traforato-e-f
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