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Antique

Important chalcedony intaglio and gold pendant


The intaglio depicting Cinyras, son of Pygmalion, discovering in the light of the flame his daughter, Myrrha, and drawing his sword, set within an openwork gold frame with pendant hoop, 'Pyrgoteles' signed in the field; 1800s
Yellow gold
2.125 x 2 in; Gross weight 7.3 dwts
estimate: $3,000–4,000
result: $8,190
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provenance: Collection of Prince Stanislas Poniatowski (1839) I Christie's London | Collection of John Tyrell, Esq. (1841) I Collection of Lord Monson I Christie’s London I Collection of Samuel Sharp I Sotheby’s London I Thus by decent
literature: Catalogue des pierres graves antiques de S.A. le Prince Stanislas Poniatowski, 1830-1833., Poniatowski
Further information on this intaglio from the Poniatowski Collection Oxford Research Centre; Beazley Archive

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