Roman Portrait Intaglio Electrotype Group
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19th century AD. A group of electrotypes taken from original intaglios in important collections, each with detailed record sheet and photograph(s) with full provenance and other information for the original, comprising: (1) From The Lewes House Collection and now in The Boston Museum of Fine Arts: gem with profile bust of a boy, Imperial Period; gem with bust of a short-haired, clean-shaven man, Republican Period; gem with profile bust of Cicero(?), Late Republican Period; (2) From The Lewes House Collection: gem with profile bust of a young man, two lines of text including the name 'SEPTIKIAI', Imperial Period; (3) From The Southesk Collection: gem with bust of Medusa (?), Graeco-Roman Period; (4) Unidentified: gem with profile bust of Jupiter, no date. See Beazley, J.D. The Lewes House Collection of Ancient Gems, Oxford, 1920; Carnegie, J. Catalogue of the Collection of Antique Gems Formed by James, Ninth Earl of Southesk, 2 vols, London, 1908. 32.5 grams total, 11-25mm (1/2 - 1"). Property of a London lady; by inheritance from late father-in-law. [6, No Reserve]
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Fine condition.
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Roman Portrait Intaglio Electrotype Group
Estimate £80 - £100
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