Sold for:
$20
$20
Grand tour cast plaster relief medallion of a Sybil. Shadow box mounted on velvet under glass. Measures approximately 6-1/4" x 6" with wooden frame and has a sight image of approximately 2-1/4" x 2". In Good condition with very slight chips to plaster and slight scuffing to frame. Grand Tour Cameos Intaglio were an international phenomenon during the Grand Tours between the 18th and 19th centuries (before photography) when wealthy travelers had them carved for them and bought them as keepsakes, thus giving huge revival of interest in the world called the Neo-Classical period.
Auctioneer:
Bremoauctions
Date:
2016-01-30
