A group of red wax impressions of Roman style intaglios, with various scenes including a Bacchanalian procession, and the marriage of Cupid and Psyche, mounted in gilt tooled paper borders, each labelled or numbered -- 1 5/8in (4.1cm.) diam. max., 19th Century A.D.; a group of intaglios with classical scenes or portraits, one with gilded Islamic script -- 1¼in. diam. (3.2cm.) diam. max., all late 18th-19th Century and later; an Islamic metal and bead pendant necklace, and a single earring, mounted (29)

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A group of red wax impressions of Roman style intaglios, with various scenes including a Bacchanalian procession, and the marriage of Cupid and Psyche, mounted in gilt tooled paper borders, each labelled or numbered -- 1 5/8in (4.1cm.) diam. max., 19th Century A.D.; a group of intaglios with classical scenes or portraits, one with gilded Islamic script -- 1¼in. diam. (3.2cm.) diam. max., all late 18th-19th Century and later; an Islamic metal and bead pendant necklace, and a single earring, mounted (29)

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