Pendant in 18 carat yellow gold (750 thousandths) decorated with an intaglio on amethyst representing Apollo consoling Cyparisse after he killed the deer. According to Ovid's metamorphoses, Cyparisse then wishes to die, he asks the gods to shed eternal tears, in response to this he is transformed into cypress. Filigree chain in 18 carat yellow gold (750 thousandths).
19th Century.
Provenance:
- Catalog of the antique grave stones of HH Prince Stanislas Poniatowski ([1830?] - 1833): IV.62
- Christie's, London: 1839-2344
- Prendeville, J .: Explanatory catalog of the proof-impressions of the antique gems possessed by the late Prince Poniatowski and now in the possession of John Tyrrell, Esq. (1841): 513
- Monson, (Lord)
- Christie's, London: June 9, 1851, lot 212
- Private Collection: Tom Swope (New York)
Dim: 5.4 x 4.5 cm Gross weight: 55.2 g
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