Antique Vicorian Sibilla Cameo Brooch
21 January 2025
Description

Antique Vicorian Sibilla Cameo Brooch in 14k gold, carved in Carnelian Shell C, 1850-1875 - Original Box - No makers marks

Dimensions

8cmx10cmx3cm

Acquired from
Inherited
For sale
Yes
Answered within 3 days
By Jonty C.
Jan 24, 11:10 UTC
Fair Market Value
$1,000 - $1,500 USD
Suggested Asking Price $2,000 USD
What does this mean?

A Fine 14ct Gold & Shell Cameo Brooch, circa 1850, Italian
collet-set with an oval "carnelian" shell finely carved to depict Sibilla in robes, within a probably English gold scrollwork frame with palmette & Greek key motifs, original fitted leather box with silk & velvet lining, 8 x 10 x 3cm.

Sibilla Persica (Persian Sibyl). This cameo is after a painting of Guercino (Giovanni Francesco Barbieri, Cento 1591 - Bologna 1666) painted in 1647 for the Governor of Cento Carlo Rondinelli. The painting is now in the Capitoline Museum in Rome.

The word Sibyl comes Latin from the ancient Greek word sibylla, meaning prophetess There were many Sibyls in the ancient world, but the Persian Sibyl is said to have foretold the exploits of Alexander of Macedon (The Great) .Nicanor, who wrote the life of Alexander mentions her. The Persian Sibyl, by name Sambethe, was said to be of the family of Noah. A painting of Sibilla Persica by Guercino (1647) hangs in the Capitoline Museum, Rome. The Persian Sibyl was said to be prophetic priestess presiding over the Apollonian Oracle though her location remained vague enough so that she might be called the "Babylonian Sibyl".

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