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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;bluumz, post: 7892969, member: 649&quot;]My first cameo purchase in quite some time [EDIT: actually it hasn&#039;t been <i>that</i> long], I couldn’t resist this cute little guy. It depicts Cupid chained to a rock/plinth - a small bit of one of his wings is just visible behind his arm. Cupid is being punished for the mischief he has created with his bow and arrow. (Seller identified the subject as a young Prometheus who, as an adult, was chained to a rock as punishment for stealing fire to give to mankind.) I was able to find a couple other examples of this subject, museum-owned and purportedly by Pichler. Mine is unsigned and not quite Pichler quality. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/wink.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=";)" unselectable="on" /><img src="styles/default/xenforo/smilies/rolleyes.png" class="mceSmilie" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" /> While searching the internet, I also found an 1820s stick pin with the same subject signed by Pestrucci. <a href="https://wartski.com/collection/cupid-in-chains-by-benedetto-pistrucci/" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://wartski.com/collection/cupid-in-chains-by-benedetto-pistrucci/" rel="nofollow">THAT SOURCE</a> also states, &quot;The same composition was also carved by Giovanni Pichler and Antonio Santarelli (see No.: 39.22.49 of the Milton Weil Collection at the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York).&quot;</p><p><br /></p><p>Mine is quite small, with the cameo itself only being about 1in/3cm tall. I have no idea what the setting is, I have not tested it and it’s not marked. (Seller claimed gilded silver.) The condition is decent… There are some very fine cracks on the front, but they do not go through to the back of the shell. The hairline through Cupid himself is much more noticeable in the photo than in real life. I’m thinking mid to late 19th century... or is that filigree-type setting more indicative of the early 20th century?</p><p>Love his six-pack!</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]424620[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424621[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424622[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424623[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p><br /></p><p>I just happen to have a catalog of the Milton Weil collection, which shows a similar cameo:</p><p><br /></p><p>[ATTACH=full]424636[/ATTACH] [ATTACH=full]424637[/ATTACH]</p><p>[ATTACH=full]424639[/ATTACH][/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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