An early 19th century sardonyx intaglio ring
£22,500
Auction: 9 March 2021 at 10:00 GMT
Description
the oval hard stone carved with the figure of a weeping Cupid symbolising repentance, chained to a column by his ankle and holding his cloak signed in Greek letters Pichler (Luigi Pichler 1773-1854) rub-over set in yellow gold on a plain tapered shank
Dimensions
Ring size: N/O, matrix height: 1.6cm
Footnote
Provenance: Lots 111 - 119 from a private collection.
Duke of Wellington Collection (1807-1884), The Wellington Gems exhibition, no 187, S.J Phillips, London 1977.