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Lot 363 - Auction 107

A dark glass Tassie impression set in a gold ring. Leda and the Swan.
Estimate:
800,00/1.200,00 £
Starting price:
700,00 GBP
Price realized:
1.000,00 GBP
Bids:
5

Bids

Lot status:
Auction closed

Description

A dark glass Tassie impression set in a gold ring. Leda and the Swan.

18th - 19th century.

Glass 15 x 19 mm; ring size 17 x 19 mm; 3,12 gr.

Leda, naked, seated on her dress and rocks, her head thrown back, embracing the Zeus swan. The original intaglio was executed by Giovanni Pichler (Rollet 1874, 34, n. 135). Slight wear marks. Parallel: J. Boardman, The Marlborough Gems, p. 284, cast n. 683 (17).

Provenance: UK private collection.
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