ITALIAN NEOCLASSICAL CARVED CAMEO CONCH SHELL
LATE 19TH CENTURY
Estimate: £250 - £350
Auction: Session Two - Thursday 20th February at 10am
Description
a whole shell, the outer surface relief carved with a scene of a maiden holding a floral wand, flanked by another maiden with a wyvern and a hippocampus, framed by a vine border, the lower edge with a frieze of putti drawn in chariots by stags
Dimensions
25cm wide, 18cm high, 20cm deep