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LOT 0412
Diamond Locket Ring Set with Emerald Intaglio of Eros, the Greek God of Love, Playing Aulos
LATE 19TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (5.82 grams, 23.60 mm overall, 16.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)).
Comprising a segmented hoop with scroll-shaped shoulders, a hinged oval bezel with a secret compartment, and a bezel decorated with twelve cut diamonds around a central green stone intaglio of a winged figure on a pillar playing an aulos.
Provenance
Private collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
Literature
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume II, Leeds, 1994, item 1215.
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LOT 0412
Diamond Locket Ring Set with Emerald Intaglio of Eros, the Greek God of Love, Playing Aulos
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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