Cameo with a Warrior, traditionally identified as Hannibal or Pyrrhus, Italian, 17th/ 18th century,A

Cameo with a Warrior, traditionally identified as Hannibal or Pyrrhus,

Italian, 17th/ 18th century,

Agate, within a French partially enameled brooch mount, circa 1808,

cameo: 48mm., 1 7/8 in. 67mm., 2 ¾ in. overall.

Provenance:

By tradition, Joséphine Bonaparte, Empress of France (1763- 1814);

Possibly acquired from the Empress Joséphine (or her estate) by Lord Edward Lascelles, “ Beau Lascelles” (1764-1814);

Thence by descent to his grand-niece Catherine, Mrs Granville Edwin Lloyd-Baker (1841-1890);

Thence by family descent to the present owner

Courtesy: Sotheby’s