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LOT 0531
Greek Gold Ring and Earring Set with Rosettes
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
7/8 - 1 1/4 in. (14.59 grams total, 22-32 mm).
Comprising: matched pair of earrings, each a hollow-formed disc with applied rosette motif in filigree; finger ring with twisted rod shank and swivel attachment to a drum-shaped bezel with similar applied rosette, granule clusters to the rim. [3]
ProvenanceLondon collection; acquired on the UK art market 1971-1974.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12152-217076.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings: The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 41, for type.
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LOT 0531
Greek Gold Ring and Earring Set with Rosettes
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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