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821 - MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS WITH CARNELIAN CAB…

Estimate £450 - £900

Description

MATCHED PAIR OF HELLENISTIC GOLD EARRINGS WITH CARNELIAN CABOCHONS Ca. 300 - 100 BC. A matched pair of gold earrings, each with a rounded hoop supporting a large oval carnelian cabochon set within a twisted wire border. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 74.51.3954. Size: 15-18mm x 10-10mm; Weight: 2.7g Provenance: Private London collection; previously part of a distinguished New York private collection, assembled between 1975 and 1995. The collection was authenticated in the early 1990s by Dr. Jack Ogden and Barbara Deppert Lippitz, leading specialists in ancient jewellery. A significant number of objects from this collection were also published in a professional catalogue.

About the sale FINE ANCIENT JEWELLERY AND BEADS - THE PRINCE COLLECTION

Auction location

Auction time 10/03/2026 at 2:00 PM

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Apollo Art Auctions Ltd