Lot 86 - Web-Auction 106

A roman carnelian intaglio mounted in a postclassical gold ring. Herakles portrait.
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2.200,00 GBP
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Description

A roman carnelian intaglio mounted in a postclassical gold ring. Herakles portrait.

Intaglio 2nd century A.D.; 18th century ring.
Intaglio 9x10 mm ; US size ring 5 ; 4 grs

Hoop rounded without and flat within with wider scrolled shoulders and surmounted by a large oval bezel with gold leaf setting the intaglio. The heroic portrait is facing left and characterized by the lion skin on his head. Original Grand Tour Era mounting. Wear marks.


PROVENANCE


From the private collection of Cecil Delisle Burns, who trained for the priesthood at the College Inglese, Via di Monserrato Rome, from 1901. Thence by descent.


Cecil Delisle Burns trained for the priesthood at the Venerabile Collegio Inglese in Rome, via  di Monserrato, from 1901. Having completed his training, he returned to England to await a Diocese, he was offered the Diocese of Brentford. However, he and several others within the Catholic Church were seen as Modernist influences and were effectively hounded out of the Church because of their refusal to conform to what they saw as outdated practices.


 

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