A Neoclassical Carnelian Intaglio with Hercules Battling Achelous
Sale 1188 - Antiquities & Ancient Art
May 25, 2023
10:00AM CT
Live / Chicago
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$2,000 -
3,000
Price Realized
$6,930
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Lot Description
A Neoclassical Carnelian Intaglio with Hercules Battling Achelous
Signed Gnaios
Width 1 5/16 inches (3.3 cm).
Provenance:
Prince Stanislao Poniatowski (1754-1833), Italy.
Published:
Catalogue des Pierres Gravees Antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski, 1830, p. 32, II-295.
G. Vangelli de Cresci, A Minima Ad Maxima: La Raccolta di Impronte e Matrici di Gemme Incise e Medagile Museo dell'Antica Zecca di Lucca, 2018, p. 512, no. 407.
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