Giovanni Liberotti Grand Tour Intaglio antiques faceted shaft giving way to

faceted shaft giving way to a smooth oval seal face wrapped in a slender silver-toned collar

Presented with Gucci box

with open meadow

and shaped lower shelves with corresponding brass ornamental details

The piece has a classic square form with richly cut diamond-pattern detail throughout

Giovanni Liberotti Grand Tour Intaglio antiques faceted shaft giving way toGiovanni Liberotti Grand Tour Intaglio Rome, Italy early to mid 19th century These 19th century Grand Tour intaglios are attributed to Giovanni Liberotti, a Roman gem engraver celebrated for translating the great masterpieces of antiquity and the Renaissance into miniature, collectible form. During the height of Grand Tour travelespecially in the late 18th and early 19th centuriesvisitors to Italy sought refined, portable souvenirs that captured the