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CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C. – 2ND CENTURY A.D., GARNET INSET GOLD NECKLACE AND A PAIR OF EARRINGS, PARTHIAN OR ROMAN |
Estimate
1,000 - 1,500 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- (necklace) length as strung together 42 cm.; (earrings) 6 cm.
comprising a necklace composed of gold sphere beads with gold sphere pendants, two gold and garnet pendants, and a central sheet gold leaf pendant, the earrings set with garnets and with flattened bell-type pendants on loop-in-loop chains and granulated decoration.
Provenance
Hôtel Drouot, Paris, May 29th-30th, 1963, nos. 21 and 34, illus.
Condition
Weight: 17.8 gr. and 8.1 gr. The nexlace is strung on Nylon thread, a few garnets replaced. there are breaks and scratches to the garnets, There are dents and accidents to the gold leaf pearls. The palmette pendant dented with chips to edges. As viewed.
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The lot is sold in the condition it is in at the time of sale. The condition report is provided to assist you with assessing the condition of the lot and is for guidance only. Any reference to condition in the condition report for the lot does not amount to a full description of condition. The images of the lot form part of the condition report for the lot provided by Sotheby's. Certain images of the lot provided online may not accurately reflect the actual condition of the lot. In particular, the online images may represent colours and shades which are different to the lot's actual colour and shades. The condition report for the lot may make reference to particular imperfections of the lot but you should note that the lot may have other faults not expressly referred to in the condition report for the lot or shown in the online images of the lot. The condition report may not refer to all faults, restoration, alteration or adaptation because Sotheby's is not a professional conservator or restorer but rather the condition report is a statement of opinion genuinely held by Sotheby's. For that reason, Sotheby's condition report is not an alternative to taking your own professional advice regarding the condition of the lot.