Lot no. 39
Gold and enamel ring set with a neoclassical cameo. Portrait of Minerva wearing a helmet.
Two-layered agate
Cameo 1.8 x 2.2 cm
Setting (cufflink converted into a ring)
TDD 65 - US 11 - UK V ½ (adjustable); Weight 8.50 g
19th-century work
Head of Minerva wearing a helmet, seen in profile to the right, the helmet pushed back to reveal her face, her wavy hair falling down her nape.
Gold setting decorated with Greek fret (meander) motifs in black champlevé enamel, accented with a twisted cord — Neo-Greek / archaeological style. Cufflink converted into a ring
A Neoclassical gold and enamel ring set with a layered agate cameo. Helmeted Minerva. In profile to the right, the helmet pushed back to reveal the face, the wavy hair falling at the nape.Gold setting with a Greek-key (meander) border in black champlevé enamel, framed by a twisted gold cord — Neo-Greek / Archaeological Revival style. Cufflink converted into a ring. 19th c.
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