Ancient Art, Antiquities & Coins
Jun 1, 2019
United Kingdom
The May Fair Hotel, Stratton Street, Mayfair, London, W1J 8LT, United Kingdom
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LOT 2967:
Post Medieval Intaglio with Lion
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Start price:
£
150
Estimated price:
$150 - $200
Auction house commission: 30%
VAT: 8.875% On commission only
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Post Medieval Intaglio with Lion
18th-19th century AD
A drum-shaped glass intaglio seal matrix with image of an advancing lion with a putto on its back playing a lyre. 2.47 grams, 14mm (1/2"). Very fine condition.
Provenance
Property of a retired London collector; acquired before 1990.
Footnotes
The image of a putto or Cupid riding on the back of a lion is one that first appears in the Hellenistic period, but found greater popularity in the Roman Empire. The message of this imagery is "love conquers all" and is found in mosaics, such as that from the House of the Faun in Pompeii, the reverse of coins, such as that of the Emperor Diadumenianus, and also jewellery, mostly cameos and intaglios. It is a motif that found renewed popularity in the Victorian period.
