The Muse of Love Poetry

Antique Gold Ring with a Hardstone Cameo of Erato, dated 1875

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Antique Gold Ring with a Hardstone Cameo of Erato, dated 1875

Description

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A shining cameo made of hardstone is the jewel of this ring. The portrait of a woman stands out delicately in the white layer of the stone against the autumnal brown background. The veils of her robe flutter around her - a depiction reminiscent of Canova's neo-classical masterpieces. She is holding a lyre in her hands. The woman is Erato, the muse of poetry - especially love and erotic poetry. We identify her by her classical attribute, the lyre, as well as by the pair of wings indicated, although the latter is a rare attribute that only emerged later: the British painter Edward John Poynter, for example, depicted Erato with wings in 1870. The elegantly cut piece, which is somewhat piquant due to its motif, was once a gift of love, as the engraving on the inside reveals. "5 Mars 1875" is engraved here, meaning March 5, 1875, and the piece was probably intended to commemorate an engagement or another important date in the relationship between two people. No expense was spared. The cameo is preciously staged and surrounded by a frame of 34 old-cut diamonds totaling approx. 0.75 ct. The stones are set in 18-karat gold. Just as the cameo takes up the neo-classical aesthetic of the years around 1800, the ring itself is also reminiscent of rings from that earlier period in its generous, vertically aligned format. The design in heavy, high-carat gold, however, as well as the rich wreath of diamonds, are clearly indebted to the 1870s. The ring was probably created just before the engraving was added. It is still in very good condition today, a century and a half later, and came to us from the south of France.

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The Muse of Love Poetry

€ 3,490.00 ^*

Content 1 piece

Incl. VAT, Shipping

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