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  • ATTRIBUTED TO TOMMASO SAULINI (1793-1864). CAMEO FOR A BADGE OF THE ORDER OF VICTORIA AND ALBERT, CIRCA 1856-1866.
    Oct. 05, 2023

    ATTRIBUTED TO TOMMASO SAULINI (1793-1864). CAMEO FOR A BADGE OF THE ORDER OF VICTORIA AND ALBERT, CIRCA 1856-1866.

    Est: €500 - €2,000

    Carved shell with yellow gold setting. Depicting the two busts of Queen Victoria and Prince Albert in left profile. Probably made for various sets by Saulini, the famous engraver of gems, hard stones and shells. These portrait shells were commissioned by the royal couple for the order and were mounted in their settings in London. In this case, like two very similar pieces in the Royal Collection Trust, it was never mounted in its usual diamonds-and-pearls setting. On many occasions, the goldsmith who received these "intaglios" rejected the shell medallions because they did not fit into the mounts manufactured according to the measurements issued by the Royal Order (as in the two examples mentioned above). In that sense, the order of Victoria and Albert had 4 classes, with different sizes depending on the rank of the intended person. Gold mount: From the morphology we attribute the manufacture of this one to about the first quarter of the 20th century. 5x4 cm. 22.1 gr. Literature: Piacenti, Kirsten Aschengreen; Boardman, John (2008). "IV. Badge. The Royal Order of Victoria and Albert". Ancient and Modern Gems and Jewels in the Collection of Her Majesty The Queen. Royal Collection Publications. pp. 242-251. ISBN 978 1902163 47 5. Burke, Bernard (2009-05). The General Armory of England, Scotland, Ireland, and Wales, Comprising a Registry of Armorial Bearings from the Earliest to the Present Time. Heritage Books. ISBN 9780788437199.   Reference literature: Brooch; Cameo | British Museum. (n. d.). The British Museum. https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/H_1978-1002-34.         

    Subarna Subastas
  • A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
    Jul. 14, 2022

    A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century

    Est: £2,000 - £2,500

    A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century Oval, carved to depict a gentleman, probably J. B. King of Boston, in profile, facing left, wearing coat, chemise and necktie, within a ropetwist surround, reverse inscribed 'n.216 J. B. King Boston Aug 4, 1853', dimensions 4.0 x 3.0cm For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): A shell cameo brooch
    Jul. 14, 2022

    Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): A shell cameo brooch

    Est: £2,000 - £2,500

    Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): A shell cameo brooch Oval, carved to depict a gentleman in profile and facing left, wearing a fur-trimmed cloak and chemise, unsigned, dimensions 4.4 x 3.6cm For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): a Sardonica shell cameo
    Jul. 14, 2022

    Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): a Sardonica shell cameo

    Est: £2,000 - £2,500

    Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): a Sardonica shell cameo Oval, carved to depict a gentleman in profile and facing right, wearing a coat, chemise and neck tie, within a ropetwist surround, unsigned, dimensions 5.8 x 4.7cm For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): An unmounted shell cameo, mid-19th century
    Jul. 14, 2022

    Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): An unmounted shell cameo, mid-19th century

    Est: £2,000 - £2,500

    Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): An unmounted shell cameo, mid-19th century Oval, carved to depict a male bust in profile, facing left, signed 'T Saulini F' in the field, dimensions 4.8 x 3.8cm For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): An unmounted shell cameo, mid-19th century
    Jul. 14, 2022

    Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): An unmounted shell cameo, mid-19th century

    Est: £2,000 - £2,500

    Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): An unmounted shell cameo, mid-19th century Oval, carved to depict a male bust in profile, facing right, unsigned, dimensions 5.3 x 4.1cm For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Circle of Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): An unmounted shell cameo, second half of the 19th century
    Jul. 14, 2022

    Circle of Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): An unmounted shell cameo, second half of the 19th century

    Est: £700 - £1,000

    Circle of Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): An unmounted shell cameo, second half of the 19th century Oval, depicting a gentleman in three-quarter profile, facing left and wearing a suit, unsigned, dimensions 4.2 x 3.2cm For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
    Jul. 14, 2022

    Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century

    Est: £2,000 - £2,500

    Attributed to Tommaso Saulini (Italian 1793-1864): A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century Oval, carved to depict a male bust in profile, facing right, unsigned, dimensions 4.7 x 3.7cm For further information on this lot please visit the Bonhams website

    Bonhams
  • A portrait cameo by Tommaso Saulini,
    Nov. 25, 2015

    A portrait cameo by Tommaso Saulini,

    Est: £300 - £500

    A portrait cameo by Tommaso Saulini, the finely carved shell cameo depicting an unidentified cardinal, signed 'T. Saulini F', in a plain yellow precious metal mount with ropetwist edge, length 5.8cm h:5.50 w:4.50 cm Provenance: Tommaso Saulini (1793 - 1864) was one of the most renowned cameo carvers working in Rome in the mid 19th century, famous for both portraits and classical subjects, working in both hardstone and shell; he also exhibited in London at the Great Exhibition of 1862, and won a commission for the Royal Order of Victoria & Albert. His cameos are often signed and most commonly, (as here), with his initial, surname and 'F' for Fecit ('made it'). He trained his son Luigi who continued the workshop until his own death in 1883.

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  • DESC-A FINE MID NINETEENTH CENTURY HARDSTONE CAMEO BROOCH
    Sep. 15, 1995

    DESC-A FINE MID NINETEENTH CENTURY HARDSTONE CAMEO BROOCH

    Est: $1,500 - $2,000

    circa 1850, finely carved to depict a Patriarch with a magnificent beard, signed T. Saulini; within an oval gold mount decorated with bead and rope twist motifs See Illustration, Colour Plate II Tommaso Saulini (1793-1864) trained in Rome to become a renowned gem cameo carver. He later came to England and exhibited at tThe International Exhibition in London in 1862.

    Bonhams
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