GRAND AUCTION OF OLD MASTERS, COLONIAL ART AND VINTAGE WATCHES
Lote 417:
There is an extraordinarily similar intaglio in the National museum of Wales, catalogue number; 81.79H/4.77. The gemstones would originally have been set in finger-rings, and served as signets and charms or talismans for their owners. They were products of extremely skilled craftsman who worked on a minute scale without the aid of magnification. The gems are engraved with a wide range of deities, personification and symbols. Intaglio measures: 1.4 x 1.2cm. Later gold ring circumference: 51,2 mm.
