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LOT 0183
'The Ceres Collection' Italic Agate Gemstone of a Boar in Silver Ring
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (12.35 grams, 25.62 mm overall, 18.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)).
Oval in plan and plano-convex in section, depicting a boar at bay from a hound; set in a later heavy silver mount with French maker's mark and French assay mark; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAmerican family collection, New York, formed 1930s-1990s.
with Bonhams, London, 17 September 2014, no.96.
Private collection, England.
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LOT 0183
'The Ceres Collection' Italic Agate Gemstone of a Boar in Silver Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
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