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Lot 361 - Auction 43

Elegant and precious intaglio in carnelian by Baer. Bust of Henry IV of Bourbon.
Price realized:
8.250,00 GBP
Bids:
14

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Elegant and precious intaglio in carnelian by Baer. Bust of Henry IV of Bourbon.

Remarkable and important carnelian intaglio, made by Baer and signed BAER F. Bust of Henry IV, King of France. Approximately 1770 - 1780. This rare intaglio, at the moment the only one that is attributable to the engraver, was famous thanks to a sulfur Tassie impression (V&A Museum, London, ante 1791). References: Hadrien Rambach, Baer. Graveur d'une intaille au portrait d'Henri IV, pp. 2-5 in Bullettin du cercle d'études numismatiques, vol.52, n.1 (Janvier-avril 2015) . The gem, published in the above-mentioned article, is cast in a refined golden frame, and sold altogether with an attractive silver impression, inside a black jewel-box. mm 18 x 16 x 3; mounting gr 10,18
Late 18th century
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