Offered by Antiquités Franck Baptiste
Rare series of twelve oval enamelled plates in grisaille on a black background with gold inscriptions.
The busts of the emperors are represented, either in profile on the left or on the right.
In chronological order:
Julius Caesar: -44 / -49
Auguste: -27 / + 14
Tiberius: 14/37
Caligula: 37/41
Claude: 41/54
Nero: 54/68
Galba: 68/69
Othon: 69
Vitellius: 69
Vespasian: 69/79
Titus: 79/81
Domitian: 81/96
Height: 8 cm
Original boxwood frames; probably in the 18th century.
Very good state of conservation. A restored shine on the Vespasian plate, a burst on the Titus plate.
Presented in a modern frame.