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A ROMAN SARDONYX CAMEO WITH A DRAPED BUST OF A JULIO-CLAUDIAN PRINCE CIRCA EARLY 1ST CENTURY A.D. Cameo: 1 7/16 in. (3.6 cm.) long; mount: 3 7/8 in. (9.8 cm.) long Provenance William Ponsonby, 2nd Earl of Bessborough (1704-1793), Parkstead House, Roehampton, acquired by 1761. George Spencer 4th Duke of Marlborough (1739-1817), Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, acquired from the above, circa 1765; thence by descent to his son, George Spencer Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough (1766-1840), Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire; thence by descent to his son, George Spencer Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough (1793–1857), Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire; thence by descent to his son, John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (1822-1883) Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire. The Marlborough Gems: Being a Collection of Works in Cameo and Intaglio Formed by George, Third Duke of Marlborough , Christie's, London, 28 June-1 July 1875, lot 392. David Bromilow (1809-1898), Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire, acquired from the above; thence by descent to his daughter, Julia Harriet Mary Jary, Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire, 1898. The Marlborough Gems: A Collection of Works in Cameo and Intaglio Formed by George, Third Duke of Marlborough, Purchased by the Late David Bromilow, Esq., of Bitteswell Hall, Lutterworth, the Property of Mrs. Jary , Christie's, London, 26-29 June 1899, lot 392. with Francis E. Whelan (1848-1907), London, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book). Wyndham Francis Cook (1860-1905), London; thence by descent to his son, Humphrey W. Cook (1893-1978), London. An Important Collection of Greek, Roman and Etruscan Antiquities and Antique and Renaissance Gems, the Property of Humphrey W. Cook, Esq .; Christie's, London, 14-16 July, 1925, lot 65. with Spink, London, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book). S.E. Lucas, Esq. (1883-1970), London. The Property of S.E. Lucas, Esq .; Fine Hardstone Cameos, Intaglios, French Paperweights, Coins and Works of Art , Christie's, London, 14 February 1961, lot 88. with H.E. Backer, London and Rome, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book). Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland; thence by continuous descent to the current owners.