Sales/Results·Bonhams London·14 July 2022·Live auction 27437
The Grand Tour Sale
$31k in total, buyer’s premium included
Pearls and cultured pearls 1 lots
Pearls, type not stated
Signed jewels 5 lots
Lot 104
Circle of tommaso saulini (italian 1793-1864): an unmounted shell cameo, second half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 828 – 1k
Not sold
Lot 31
Filippo rega (italian, 1761-1833): an agate cameo brooch
Estimate USD 4k – 5k
Not sold
Lot 124
Giovanni dies (1776-1849): a shell cameo brooch, circa 1830
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 89
Neri brothers: an unmounted shell cameo, circa 1825
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 106
Tommaso saulini (italian 1793-1864): an unmounted shell cameo, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Vintage 62 lots
$9,051price paid
Lot 149
A paste and micromosaic frontlet, early 19th century
×0.8 high estimate
Estimate USD 7k – 11k
USD 9,051
$5,733price paid
Lot 27
A micromosaic brooch of a cockerel, 19th century
×6.1 high estimate
Estimate USD 710 – 947
USD 5,733
$3,319price paid
Lot 57
A micromosaic plaque of the roman forum, early 19th century
×1.4 high estimate
Estimate USD 2k – 2k
USD 3,319
$3,017price paid
Lot 151
A micromosaic bracelet, mid-19th century
×0.8 high estimate
Estimate USD 2k – 4k
USD 3,017
$2,866price paid
Lot 180
A micromosaic brooch, early 19th century
×0.7 high estimate
Estimate USD 3k – 4k
USD 2,866
$1,509price paid
Lot 128
A shell cameo, first half of the 19th century
×0.8 high estimate
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
USD 1,509
$1,509price paid
Lot 176
A collection of unmounted italian micromosaic plaques, second half of the 19th century (18)
×0.8 high estimate
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
USD 1,509
$1,282price paid
Lot 129
A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
×0.7 high estimate
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
USD 1,282
$1,207price paid
Lot 28
A hardstone cameo of alexander the great, 18th-19th century
×1.5 high estimate
Estimate USD 592 – 828
USD 1,207
$603price paid
Lot 166
Two unmounted hardstone cameos, 19th century (2)
×0.8 high estimate
Estimate USD 473 – 710
USD 603
$603price paid
Lot 120
Two micromosaic brooches, third quarter 19th century (2)
×1.0 high estimate
Estimate USD 473 – 592
USD 603
$453price paid
Lot 148
A shell cameo brooch, second half of the 19th century
×0.8 high estimate
Estimate USD 355 – 592
USD 453
Lot 150
A coral frontlet, early 19th century
Estimate USD 3k – 4k
Not sold
Lot 93
Two shell cameo brooches, first half of the 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 2k – 4k
Not sold
Lot 99
Two shell cameos, first half of the 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 2k – 4k
Not sold
Lot 137
Three shell cameo brooches, 19th century (3)
Estimate USD 2k – 4k
Not sold
Lot 174
Three shell cameos, 19th century (3)
Estimate USD 2k – 4k
Not sold
Lot 101
Two shell cameo brooches and one unmounted shell cameo, 19th century (3)
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 103
Attributed to tommaso saulini (italian 1793-1864): a shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 105
Attributed to tommaso saulini (italian 1793-1864): an unmounted shell cameo, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 106
Tommaso saulini (italian 1793-1864): an unmounted shell cameo, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 115
Three shell cameo brooches, 19th century (3)
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 127
Two shell cameos, 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 131
A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 161
Four unmounted micromosaic plaques, mid-19th century (4)
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 173
Two shell cameos, one set as a brooch, 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 110
A shell cameo and diamond pendant, second half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 2k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 116
Two shell cameos, mid-19th century (2)
Estimate USD 2k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 123
Two shell cameo brooches, 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 2k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 132
Two shell cameos, 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 145
Two shell cameo brooches, second half of the 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 102
A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 111
Two shell cameo brooches and one shell cameo, mid-19th century (3)
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 117
A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 125
Two shell cameos, 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 126
An agate cameo brooch, third quarter of the 19th century
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 135
Two shell cameos, 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 139
Three lava stone cameo brooches and one unmounted lava stone cameo, second half of the 19th century (4)
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 175
Two shell cameo brooches, 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 178
Two pairs of micromosaic earrings and a micromosaic brooch, third quarter of the 19th century (5)
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 188
A shell cameo, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Lot 165
Two shell cameo brooches and a shell cameo pendant, mid-19th century (3)
Estimate USD 947 – 1k
Not sold
Lot 88
A shell cameo, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 828 – 1k
Not sold
Lot 91
A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 828 – 1k
Not sold
Lot 92
A shell cameo pendant, first half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 828 – 1k
Not sold
Lot 104
Circle of tommaso saulini (italian 1793-1864): an unmounted shell cameo, second half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 828 – 1k
Not sold
Lot 119
An unmounted shell cameo, second half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 828 – 1k
Not sold
Lot 185
Two micromosaic brooches, late 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 828 – 1k
Not sold
Lot 114
A shell cameo, second half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 710 – 947
Not sold
Lot 130
A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 710 – 947
Not sold
Lot 136
A shell cameo, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 710 – 947
Not sold
Lot 140
Two shell cameos, second half of the 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 710 – 947
Not sold
Lot 141
A shell cameo brooch, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 710 – 947
Not sold
Lot 146
An unmounted lava stone cameo, second half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 710 – 947
Not sold
Lot 133
A shell cameo, mid-19th century
Estimate USD 592 – 828
Not sold
Lot 172
An enamel bracelet, late 19th century
Estimate USD 710 – 828
Not sold
Lot 108
A shell cameo brooch, second half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 473 – 710
Not sold
Lot 118
Two shell cameos, 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 473 – 710
Not sold
Lot 138
An unmounted lava stone cameo, second half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 473 – 710
Not sold
Lot 107
A shell cameo brooch, second half of the 19th century
Estimate USD 355 – 592
Not sold
Lot 147
Two shell cameo brooches, 19th century (2)
Estimate USD 355 – 592
Not sold
Lot 94
A shell cameo and seed pearl brooch, late 19th century
Estimate USD 296 – 473
Not sold
Other jewels 5 lots
Lot 152
A micromosaic bracelet, circa 1860
Estimate USD 5k – 6k
Not sold
Lot 112
Attributed to tommaso saulini (italian 1793-1864): a sardonica shell cameo
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 113
Attributed to tommaso saulini (italian 1793-1864): a shell cameo brooch
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 134
Three shell cameo brooches, 19th-century (3)
Estimate USD 2k – 3k
Not sold
Lot 100
A shell cameo brooch, first half of the 19th-century
Estimate USD 1k – 2k
Not sold
Prices are the prices paid, buyer’s premium included, as Bonhams publishes them; prices per carat and comparisons with the estimates use them too (Bonhams estimates do not include the premium). Prices in USD at the ECB rate of 14 July 2022. Photographs © Bonhams 2022.