Details
Five gold-mounted intaglio rings
One in sard with a fantastic bird facing left with helmeted male head, corded border and scaraboid back; one in sard with figure of Neptune to the left, holding a trident, his foot resting on stones, a vase beyond; one in grey agate with the figure of Ceres to the left holding a cornucopia in her left arm and three ears of corn in her right hand; one in grey chalcedony with eight heads of corn in a measure, two further heads each side, corded border, and one in cornelian with a wheatsheaf, all early 19th Century, modern mounts (5)
One in sard with a fantastic bird facing left with helmeted male head, corded border and scaraboid back; one in sard with figure of Neptune to the left, holding a trident, his foot resting on stones, a vase beyond; one in grey agate with the figure of Ceres to the left holding a cornucopia in her left arm and three ears of corn in her right hand; one in grey chalcedony with eight heads of corn in a measure, two further heads each side, corded border, and one in cornelian with a wheatsheaf, all early 19th Century, modern mounts (5)
Provenance
The second ring Schroder Collection, lot 23 (possibly Poseidon), the third ring lot 23 (possibly Demeter)