THE TWELVE CAESARS: A SET OF TWELVE FRENCH HARDSTONE AND PARCEL-GILT SILVER PORTRAIT BUSTS

MARK OF HENRI AND ALIX VEYRASSAT, PARIS, POST-1847, RETAILED BY CARTIER

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THE TWELVE CAESARS: A SET OF TWELVE FRENCH HARDSTONE AND PARCEL-GILT SILVER PORTRAIT BUSTS
MARK OF HENRI AND ALIX VEYRASSAT, PARIS, POST-1847, RETAILED BY CARTIER
Each depicting a Roman emperor, the heads of varied hardstones, the busts of silver or silver-gilt, each on silver-gilt capstan base and marble plinth, based on Suetonius's De Vita Caesarum: Julius Caesar, Augustus, Tiberius, Caligula, Claudius, Nero, Galba, Otho, Vitellius, Vespasian, Titus and Domitian, each marked on shoulder and base, Galba and Vitellius marked on shoulder, each with fitted Cartier leather box
The largest 6¾ in. (17.2 cm.) high (12)

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The Roman historian Gaius Suetonius Tranquillus is best known for his work De vita Caesarum (often translated as The Twelve Caesars). Published in 121 CE, the book is a set of twelve biographies of Roman Emperors beginning with Julius Caesar, and is considered one of the most significant primary sources on Roman history. In addition to documenting the political history of Rome from the late Republic to the end of the Flavian Dynasty, The Twelve Caesars also provides fascinating details on the Emperors' lives including accounts of family life, physical appearance and personal habits.