13 novembre 2017
Sotheby's announces highlights from the November Sale of Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art
Lot 72. A Marble Sigma-shaped Table with Relief Border depicting Birth of Aphrodite & Marine Thiasos, Eastern Mediterranean, late Romanearly Byzantine, Theodosian Period, circa 390-430 A.D. 126 by 122.5 cm. Estimate £400-600,000. Courtesy Sotheby’s.
LONDON.- Covering an unprecedented spectrum of objects from Classical Greece and Rome to Ancient Egypt and the Near East, Sotheby’s November sale of Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art brings to life past civilisations. With estimates ranging from £800 to... [Lire la suite]21 mars 2013
Onyx cameo of Elizabeth I, 16th century © Museum of London.
Onyx cameo of Elizabeth I, 16th century © Museum of London.
A sardonyx cameo of three strata carved with portrait of Queen Elizabeth I, in profile to the left; from the Cheapside Hoard.24 avril 2012
Cameo brooch gifted by Caroline Bonaparte, sourced in Scotland, offered by Bonhams
A late 18th/early 19th century onyx cameo brooch, by Morelli. Finely carved to depict the head of Bacchus, facing left, with a fruiting vine wreath in his hair and a lion's paw on his shoulder, mounted in yellow gold, signed Morelli, diameter 4.6cm. Estimate: £6,000 - 8,000 (US$ 9,600 - 13,000) (€7,300 - 9,700). Photo Bonhams
An intricate cameo brooch gifted by Caroline Bonaparte, the younger sister of Napoleon I that was sourced in Scotland is one of the highlights of the Fine Jewellery sale, taking place at... [Lire la suite]