Property of a Gentleman: Glyptics from the Renaissance to the 19th Century (Lots 81-9꧃0 and 99-103)
GIUSEPPE GIROMETTI (1780-1851), ITALIAN, ROME, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY | DOUBLE CAMEO WITH A WARRIOR AND HIS WIFE
Auction Closed
July 2, 02:29 PM GMT
Estimate
2,000 - 3,000 GBP
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Property of a Gentlꦺeman: Glyptics from the Renaissance to the 19th Cཧentury (Lots 81-90 and 99-103)
GIUSEPPE GIROMETTI (1780-1851)
ITALIAN, ROME, FIRST HALF 19TH CENTURY
DOUBLE CAMEO WITH A WARRIOR AND HIS WIFE
hardstone
signed: GIROMETTI and engraved to the reverse: (2052) / 965 / J.F. and with further partially legible engraving
4cm., 1 9/16 in.
Gem Engraver and Medallist at the Vatica𒊎n to Popes Pius VII, Leo XII, and Gregory VI, Girometti carved cameos after neoclassical sculpture as well as reproductions of classical cameos and portraits of contemporary figures.