Lot 85. Southern Netherlandish, second half 17th century, Cameo with the wedding of Poseidon and Thetis, monogrammed: VH, probably aragonite, in a silver frame, 13.5 by 18cm., 5 3/8 by 7 1/8 in. Estimate £10,000 — 15,000. Price realised £36,250. Photo Sotheby's.
Exhibited: Delft, Antiques Dealers' Fair, 1980;
Richmond, Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Experts' choice. 1000 years of the art trade, 23 April to 12 June 1983.
Literature: J. Walker, Experts' choice. 1000 years of the art trade, exh. cat. Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, New York, 1983, pp. 48-49.
Sotheby's. Old Master Sculpture and Works of Art Including Splendours from a Mantuan Palazzo, London, 05 Jul 2016