17,250 CHF
Achilles with the Daughters of LycomedesJohn Ellicott, London, No. 2240, repoussé by Henry Manly, casemaker John Birdwhissell, hallmarked 1742.Very fine and rare triple-cased 22 ct. gold repoussé, half quarter repeating watch striking on a bell or à tact. Notes After an oracle predicted that Achilles would die at Troy, his mother dressed him as a girl and sent him to Lycomedes, king of Scyros, who raised him along with his own daughters. When another oracle predicted that the Trojan war could not be won without Achilles, Ulysses disguised himself as a merchant and paid a visit to Lycomedes' court. Hidden among his goods were weapons, and Achilles, unable to resist, revealed himself by reaching for one of them.
Auctioneer:
Antiquorum
Date:
2001-03-31
