19th century AD. A group of electrotypes taken from original intaglios in important collections, each with detailed record sheet and photograph(s) with full provenance and other information for the original, comprising: (1) From The Lewes House Collection: gem with portrait bust of a Ptolemaic Queen, possibly Arsinoe Philadelphos, Later 3rd century BC; (2) From The Southesk Collection: scarab with hieroglyphs Amakhar (man's name), no date; bezel from a ring with falcon attacking a crane, no date; bezel from a ring with Isis holding a sistrum and patera, no date; scarab with sitting gryphon, 5th century BC; scarab with coiled female serpent, no date; Tharros-type scarab with cow and suckling calf, no date. See Beazley, J.D. The Lewes House Collection of Ancient Gems, Oxford, 1920; Carnegie, J. Catalogue of the Collection of Antique Gems Formed by James, Ninth Earl of Southesk, 2 vols, London, 1908. 26.61 grams total, 13-18mm (1"). Property of a London lady; by inheritance from late father-in-law. [7, No Reserve]

Fine condition.