A LARGE ANTIQUE SHELL CAMEO BROOCH the oval shell ...
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A LARGE ANTIQUE SHELL CAMEO BROOCH the oval shell ...
Estimate £1,000 - £1,500
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A LARGE ANTIQUE SHELL CAMEO BROOCH the oval shell cameo carved to depict Apollo in his chariot being drawn up to the sun, preceded at the far right by Aurora, whilst Lucifer, personifying the day star, flies above to lead the way, and the Horae and their nymphs dance around the chariot, no assay marks, 7.7cm, 32.7g. The scene depicted is after a 1614 ceiling fresco in the Palazzo Pallavicini-Rospigliosi by Guido Reni.
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