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AN ANTIQUE HARDSTONE CAMEO BROOCH, the three colour agate cameo depicting the head of Autumn personified in profile facing left within a three-colour gold vine leaf surround, with pendant loop fitting
6.5cm. high
The reverse signed T. Saulini, 1853
Tommaso Saulini (1793-1864) was a renowned Roman carver of cameos in hardstone and shell. He studied in Rome under Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen the Danish sculptor and later established his own
workshop in Rome in 1836. The cameos depicted classical subjects and many were made for the British Royal Family
6.5cm. high
The reverse signed T. Saulini, 1853
Tommaso Saulini (1793-1864) was a renowned Roman carver of cameos in hardstone and shell. He studied in Rome under Albert Bertel Thorvaldsen the Danish sculptor and later established his own
workshop in Rome in 1836. The cameos depicted classical subjects and many were made for the British Royal Family