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The vessel, similar to O44, is formed by three fragments of agate and five enamelled gold mounts. The body is an ancient piece of stone with a broad gold mount on the edge decorated with an enamelled pattern of white and black foliage linked by festoons of blue ribbons. Resting on this is an eagle’s head in black and white enamel, with a gold beak and two rubies for eyes. A thick knop supports the
An ovate vessel in the form of an urn. It has a smooth pyriform body with a double moulding on the shoulder, a neck with a concave profile, and a round mouth. The moulded cover has the form of a cupola, while the short bell-shaped stem ends in a round foot with the same diameter as the mouth. The stone, cracked since ancient times, is held by a mount of pierced and chased gold forming a net, with
Vessel similar to O38, except that the cover is missing. The precious stones on the jasper ring are complete, and the remaining cameos consist of a Roman-style bust of a crowned man and a woman’s head by the same maker, both of cornelian; another head, perhaps Hercules, in chalcedony; and a male bust crowned with laurel, with another female bust in the background, of agate, similar to a cameo pres
Vessel made up of three pieces of agate and six enamelled gold mounts. The boat-shaped bowl is decorated externally with a carved band of interlaced ovals separated by five-pointed fleurons. Running around the lip is a smooth gold mount, enamelled on the interior, with overlaid adornments of green leaves and white berries with incrustations of rubies and emeralds. At the stern is a Cupid enamelled
According to Laurent’s photographs, the vessel, a high cup made in about 1530-40, consisted of four pieces and four enamelled gold mounts, of which two remain. On the cover, among leaves, spirals and masks, there were three statuettes in white enamel of semi-nude women raising their left arms. Above, a half-length satyr with a Baroque (i.e. irregular) pearl on his breast held the women’s arms with
Vessel made up of four pieces of jasper and four silver gilt mounts. The body is formed by a piece of jasper with an oval section and semicircular profile, joined to its cover by a silver gilt strip. It has sixteen overlaid cameos, between which the same number of emeralds were originally intercalated. Three of these remain today. The rest of the mounts have a similar structure. The presence of Co
Aparece representado Cristo, a la derecha, con un manto de lapislázuli y un vestido de jaspe rojo, arrodillado delante del ángel, que está rodeado por una nube de amatista, mientras que los tres apóstoles se sitúan a la izquierda, delante de un huerto en plasma de esmeralda. A principios del siglo XVII se fabricó en la Galleria del Lavori del gran duque de Toscana una serie de placas, conservadas
Vessel made up of two pieces of stone and a gold mount. The bowl has an oval mouth and semicircular profile ending in a flat plane from which the neck rises, crowned by a broad flared lip. At each end are two small monolithic handles in the form of dolphins. The lines are very clean, with a delicate sobriety emphasised by thin mouldings. Inserted in the short bell-shaped foot is a delicately chase
Forming a pair with O39 of the Dauphin’s Treasure, this is a vessel with a bell-shaped body, gadrooned on the lower part, with green enamel leaves and an upper band of overlaid gold flowers in white, pink and black enamelling, with ribbons enamelled in translucent green. Inserted in this band are four cameos and two enamelled gold medallions of women in the French style. On the cover are six more
The vessel is made up of five parts of multicoloured jasper, possibly from Bohemia, and five mounts of silver gilt, enamelled gold and precious stones. The body is made up of a deep scallop shell carved with gadroons and a flat cover, also gadrooned, decorated with a mount with overlays of enamelled sprays of polychrome flowers enriched with rubies and diamonds. Similar but narrower mounts surroun
This case takes the form of the vessel for which it was made, a Globular vessel of emerald green agate with ornate mounts and numerous precious stones (disappeared ca. 1815). The exquisite pieces from the Dauphin´s Treasure are complemented by the custom-made cases that match the shape of each and allow them to be safely transported and counted, as each can be recognized by the contours of its cor
The vessel is formed by three pieces of agate in different tones and four enamelled gold mounts. The body is an ancient piece of sardonyx decorated with concave gadroons and darts. A broad gold mount runs around the rim, with an enamelled design of black and white foliage linked by festoons of blue ribbons, except for the lower strip, which is enamelled in green and dark blue. Resting on the edge
A vessel made up of three pieces of jasper and one of agate. The oval body, with a diminished arch profile, is carved with ten gadroons and engraved leaves separated by ribs with arrises. On the lower part is a broad round mount with a pattern of lambrequins (drapery) and foliage, enamelled in dark blue and opaque white with small touches of pink and black. This is joined to a button ending in its
A vessel composed of four pieces: a high bowl with an oval section and bell-shaped profile, a cover in the form of a flattened cupola with a turned finial, and a low foot with a support ring. All this is joined by three mounts, the largest being that on the rim, which includes two small handles formed by two pairs of arched serpents. Emerging from the lower part of the bowl until nearly half-way u
