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Lot 365 - Auction 107

A fine neoclassical Poniatowski carnelian intaglio signed Thamyros, set in a gold ring. Bust of Phocion.
Estimate:
3.000,00/5.000,00 £
Starting price:
1.000,00 GBP
Price realized:
3.800,00 GBP
Bids:
16

Bids

Lot status:
Auction closed

Description

A fine neoclassical Poniatowski carnelian intaglio signed Thamyros, set in a gold ring. Bust of Phocion.

19th century.

Stone 16 x 19 mm; ring size 18 x 19 mm; 4,70 gr.

The Athenian general faces right, with a three-quarter bust and head in profile. Above the right shoulder, the signature: ΘΑΜΥΡΟΥ; under the bust: ΦΩΚΙΩΝΟΣ. The gem is set in the original gold swivel ring.


Provenance and literature: Catalogue des pierres gravées antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): VIII.1.44; Daktyliothek Poniatowski 1832, Antikensammlung Berlin: 310; Calandrelli Cat: 91.Christie’s, London: 1839-702.


 

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