Elector of Saxony Cameo Ring

Finely carved agate portrait cameo ring c.1760 of Augustus III of Poland and Elector of Saxony.(1696-1763).

Delightfully small scale cameo 1.3 by 1 cms.

15 ct gold.

Rub-over setting to a swirled rococo reeded basket and classic c18th trifurcated shank with fleur de lys and C-scrolls.

Grey and white agate.

Size 6.

Signs of historic repair to shank scrolls, some wear to setting.Cameo remarkably clean and fine.

Augustus III (also known as Frederick Augustus II of Saxony) was the King of Poland and Elector of Saxony from 1733-63.He was a ruler whose historical legacy is defined by political failure remembered more by his being a patron of the Arts for an extraordinary cultural Golden Age. A deeply pious family man he utterly neglected statecraft while transforming Dresden into a world-class capital of art and Baroque Architecture.