GRAND AUCTION OF OLD MASTERS, COLONIAL ART AND VINTAGE WATCHES

Fine hardstone Gryllus cameo ring. Italian, late 18th - early 19th century.

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Start price: €3,000

Estimated price: €5 000 - €5 500

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A particularly fine example carved from chalcedony and set in its original gold ring mount. A Gryllus is a group of conjoined heads, usually fanciful combinations of beasts and humans, often with mythological associations, believed to protect the wearer from harm. Ring circumference: 58,9 mm. The cameo measures: 2.1 x 1.3 cm.