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Lot 371 - Auction 107

A fine neoclassical Poniatowski carnelian intaglio signed Hellenios, set in a gold frame. Hephestus giving the ... Read more
Estimate:
3.000,00/5.000,00 £
Starting price:
1.500,00 GBP
Price realized:
5.000,00 GBP
Bids:
17

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Lot status:
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Description

A fine neoclassical Poniatowski carnelian intaglio signed Hellenios, set in a gold frame. Hephestus giving the thunderboalt to Zeus's eagle.

19th century.

Stone 25 x 30 mm; mounting 26 x 33 mm; 6.80 gr.

The deity is facing right, in front of his anvil. With both hands he gives the lightning bolts to the eagle of Zeus. In the field, the signature: ΕΛΛΕΝΙΟΣ. The gem is set in a 19th century gold frame.

Provenance and literature: Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): I.153. Christie's, London: 1839-67
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