Desk seal with a Renaissance intaglio of Julius Cesar

A silver and hardstone desk seal set with a Renaissance intaglio of Julius Cesar.

The carnelian intaglio is Italian, 16th century.

The silver mounted hardstone seal dates to the 19th century.

The intaglio measures 2.2 x 1.9cm.

The seal measures 9cm high.

There is a chip to the lower left hand side of the stone.

Two comparable examples can be found in the catalogue of The Marlborough Gems, by John Boardman, figs. 207 and 456.

A similar example can be found in the Paoletti Collection, ‘La Collezione Paoletti, Stampi in vetro per impronte de intagli e cammei’, fig. 619.