Auction 86 - Glyptics and Ancient Jewelry

A fine neoclassical agate-chalcedony cameo mounted on a modern gold brooch. Bust of a Bacchante.

19th century

cameo: diam. 25 mm 11.33 gr

This elegant female figure is depicted frontally, the face turned three-quarters and slightly inclined. On the head, thick hair adorned with a crown of leaves and ivy flowers. Some locks falling on the shoulders. The face is carved on the stone’s red-layer, while the neck, the short bust and the locks are engraved on the opaque chalcedony layer with honey tone. Very fine execution in high relief. Mirror polishing.



European private collection.

A modern gold ring with a garnet stone.

20th century

stone : 8 x 10 mm
ring diam : 20 mm
20,84 g

With a large solid gold hoop flatten at the base and the shoulders to support two winged erotes framing the bezel. The central gold box setting with a large cabochon garnet. Sign of wear.

A neoclassical orange glass impression. Bust of Paris.

19th century

17 x 24 x 3 mm

Fine impression taken from a sardonyx intaglio by Pichler. The model was the marble bust of Paride/Ganimede, Roma, Musei Capitolini, coll. Albani. Signed by Pichler. Grand Tour Era production.

Parallels: L.P. P. Stefanelli, La collezione Paoletti, vol. 2, p. 42 n. 121.

A neoclassical orange glass impression. Hercules and Jole.

19th century

23 x 28 x 5 mm

Impression taken from an intaglio attributed to Paoletti. The hero is seated on the rocks covered by the lion skin, facing left. He hugs Jole, in act of rise a veil. A club near Hercules. Attractive vivid color of the glass. Slight wear marks.

Parallels: L.P. P. Stefanelli, La collezione Paoletti, vol. 2, p. 285 n. 16.

A lot of 2 neoclassical glass impressions. The dialogue of Coriolanus - Male portrait.

19th century

27 x 35 x 4 mm
12 x 14 x 4 mm

The dialogue of Coriolanus. Roman history episode composed of: twelve male characters, most of them in military uniforms, holding arms and trophies; a female figure. Eros riding a biga (chariot) under the groundline. The subject is described in to the Paoletti repertoire, titled “The dialogue of Coriolanus, General of Volsci, with his mother, sent by Romans”.
Cast from an onyx intaglio realised by Antonio Pazzaglia (1736 ca-1815)/ Male portrait bust, facing left. Slight wear marks

Parallels: L.P. B. Stefanelli, La collezione Paoletti, vol.1, cast n. 59, Tome III, drawer 1, n. inv. MR 25546. Furtwängler 1900, plate LXVII, 19. Cast in Cades 6, 327 mentioned as the “Abstinence of Scipio"", rather the restitution of the Porus wife by Scipio, modern painting. Onyx.

A lot of 2 neoclassical transparent glass impressions. Discobolos - Pietà from a canovian relief.

19th century

23 x 26 x 4 mm
11 x 15 x 1 mm

The seated female figure is inspired by a marble stele sculpted by Antonio Canova for the prince Guglielmo d'Orange Nassau (1806-1808) in Padova - Eremitani until 1896. The impression is taken from a carnelian intaglio engraved by Pichler. Wear marks. / Discobolus. The cast is drawn from a carnelian intaglio, British Museum, coll. Cracherode (1799), mentioned in the Paoletti repertoire as "Un giuocatore al Disco". The specimen, finely detailed, has been polished (the engraved figure) and mounted in a ring at that time; afterwards it was unmounted. Light wear marks.

Parallels: L.P. P. Stefanelli, La collezione Paoletti, vol. 2, p. 60 n. 388; p. 156 n. 564; Cades 43, IV F, 34.

A large neoclassical transparent glass impression. Centauromachia.

19th century

34 x 42 x 7 mm

A very fine and large cast taken from a neoclassical intaglio signed G.G.
A young male character, presumably Hercules, assaults and strangles a centaur, who is attacking another young character on the ground. The centaur holds a club. A lion skin is hanged above a tree on the left, while another lion skin swells in the air on the right. High-impact combat scene, in which anatomical details are masterfully rendered in the muscular effort of the fight. The poses are inspired by the Greek reliefs of centauromachy. Neoclassical composition, taken from a large carving to be identified. Slight wear marks. Rare.

A neoclassical glass impression. Perseo and Andromacha.

19th century

26 x 31 x 5 mm

Fine and large impression taken from a carnalian intaglio (1766-71) engraved by Pichler. Subject copied after a marble relief, Roma, Musei Capitolini. Signed by Pichler. Grand Tour Era production.

Parallels: L.P. P. Stefanelli, La collezione Paoletti, vol. 2, p. 51 n. 301.

A neoclassical glass impression. Nike.

19th century

24 x 26 x 3 mm

Fine cast taken from a unsigned intaglio. The winged female figure is turned to the right and wears a chiton. Laurel wreath. Beautiful subject and fine style of execution, inspired by greek hellenistic models.

Parallels: L.P. P. Stefanelli, La collezione Paoletti, vol. 2, p. 294 n. 144.

A neoclassical glass impression. Bust of Archer.

19th century

23 x 32 x 4 mm

The young archer is depicted with the torso completely seen from behind and the head turned to the left. The facial features, engraved with great finesse, recall the beautiful features of the young Octavian Augustus. The hair is engraved with great skill and equally detailed is the quiver placed on the shoulders in the foreground. Behind the shoulders, partially covered by a light tunic, the bow. The unusual specimen derives from an unpublished stone intaglio to be identified, currently dispersed and apparently devoid of references.
Wear marks. Grand Tour Era production.

A onyx cameo set on a modern gold ring. Portrait of Wellington.

19th century

Stone 11 x 14 mm; ring diam 17 mm; 2,92 gr.

The head in profile facing right, in a dark-brown layer and white, short hair brushed forward, aquiline nose, clean shaven. Later ring mount (with maker’s mark LSB, hallmarked Birmingham 1951, ring size M). The portrait can be identified with certainty to the Duke of Wellington (Sir Arthur Wellesley, I duke of Wellington- Dublin, 1st may 1769 – Walmer, 14th september 1852), with numerous parallels in the medals of his period (British Museum, inv. M.6221; Brown 2494, etc.). Very fine condition.



European private collection. Ex- Hercules Collection, U.K.

A postclassical oyster shell cameo. Allegorical scene.

18th century

17 x 22 x 3 mm

A female figure is facing left, holding the veil of her clothe with her right hand. The character is seated on the floor laying her left arm on a rock. On the backside, vegetation. Behind her legs, an altar with a
funerary urn. The model is inspired by the Renaissance production representing Venus or a nymph. Wear marks and chip on the edge.

A lot of 2 neoclassical black and white glass impressions. Psyche with Eros - Diogenes.

19th century

16 x 19 x 3 mm
15 x 17 x 3 mm

The winged female figure is seated on the rocks, holding a veil and with a feet in a trap; in front of her, a butterfly and a rescuer eros with a bow, under a tree. Greek signature by Pamphilos/ Diogenes in his tube, in conversation with a seated philosopher and a young scriba. A tree near the vase. Groundline. Very fine subjects and attracive variery of banded glass. Rare.

Parallel: for Diogene see Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?]-1833): VIII.2.42

A neo-classical glass impression set in a modern gold swivel ring

19th century

13 x 15 mm; ring 19 x 20 mm; 7,26 gr.

The hoop composed with 4 rounded gold wires saldered together, the terminals in a rectangular shape with a serrated frieze, the hole fixed to a swivel gold box by two screws. The oval-shaped frame is set with a dark red glass impression: two conjoined classical portraits to be identified; at the left a bearded shortten hair man, at the right, a woman with soft hair and a large lock. Wear marks.



Monte-Carlo private collection, Mr. P.L, 1982

A neoclassical dark glass impression. Erotic allegory.

19th century

20 x 23 x 6,5 mm

On the left a priapic herm. On the right a bust of a maenad facing the herm. The herm is characterized by an erected phallus in front of the mouth of the female character. Priapic and erotic scene after an intaglio probably lost. Chip on the edge. Grand Tour Era production.