Lot 226
ROYAL INTEREST - A VICTORIAN SHELL CAMEO OF HRH PRINCE ALBERT
SIGNED SAULINI. T
Scottish Silver & Applied Arts
Auction: 16 August 2017 at 12:00 BST
Description
The oval carved shell cameo with high relief profile portrait of H.R.H. Prince Albert, in unmarked silver frame with simple hinged pin
Dimensions
Height: 5cm
Footnote
Note: Tommaso Saulini (1793-1864) was a well-regarded cameo carver in all materials from shell to hardstone. He carried out many commissions for Royalty and notable people of the 19th century. Through John Gibson (1790-1866), the English sculptor living in Rome, Saulini received frequent commissions for cameos from Queen Victoria in the years 1854-60. Examples can be found in The Royal Collection.
Provenance:
Property of Queen Victoria
Gifted to Cecilia Beaton by her father the Steward and Architect of Balmoral
Gifted upon her death in 1915 to William L. Davidson
Private Scottish Collection