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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.
ProvenancePrivate collection, Europe.
Acquired on the English art market.
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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