A Neoclassical Carnelian Intaglio with Symbols of Hope

This popular type of intaglio was used in mourning jewelry. Typically, a woman is depicted leaning on an anchor which shows hope for a sailor's safe return from their voyages. The up-pointed finger towards the sky symbolizes that the sailor has not returned from their voyage and that the mourner is hopeful the departed is in a better place in the heavens above.

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Mr. Coley joined the Antiquities department in 2021 after working as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi, the world’s oldest commercial art gallery, where he helped to establish the Ancient Art department and launched Colnaghi New York in 2017. Prior to Colnaghi, Mr. Coley was in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Coley holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he earned an art-appraisal certificate from New York University.

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A Neoclassical Carnelian Intaglio with Symbols of Hope

Jewelry Through the Ages: Ancient to Neoclassical

A Neoclassical Carnelian Intaglio with Symbols of Hope

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