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LOT 0409
Renaissance Nicolo Gemstone with Bust of the Greek God Pan in Gold Ring
17TH CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
7/8 in. (5.40 grams, 23.72 mm overall, 21.99 x 17.07 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Ellipsoid nicolo plaque with intaglio profile bust of Pan with thick hair and beard, goat's horns on the brow; in a later sympathetic gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate collection, England.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13153-249514.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 793, for type.
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LOT 0409
Renaissance Nicolo Gemstone with Bust of the Greek God Pan in Gold Ring
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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