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18K黃金「Cypriot」耳環一對, 蒂芙尼（TIFFANY & CO.）
估價
12,000 - 15,000 USD
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描述
- Tiffany & Co.
- gold
·總重量約7 dwts
·附Tiffany & Co. 品牌刻名
·約1878-1902 年
*拍品資料以英文為主，中文翻譯僅供參考
·附Tiffany & Co. 品牌刻名
·約1878-1902 年
*拍品資料以英文為主，中文翻譯僅供參考
Condition
In good condition. Some discoloration, commensurate with age. Signed Tiffany & Co. on a plaque at the base of one bull's throat.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. Illustrations in the catalogue may not be actual size. Prospective purchasers are reminded that, unless the catalogue description specifically states that a stone is natural, we have assumed that some form of treatment may have been used and that such treatment may not be permanent. Our presale estimates reflect this assumption.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion. Illustrations in the catalogue may not be actual size. Prospective purchasers are reminded that, unless the catalogue description specifically states that a stone is natural, we have assumed that some form of treatment may have been used and that such treatment may not be permanent. Our presale estimates reflect this assumption.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
拍品資料及來源
In 1875, General Louis Palma di Cesnola (1852-1904) excavated a group of ancient jewelry dating to the 5th-4th centuries B.C. in Kourion, near Cyprus’ southwestern coast, known as the Kourion (a.k.a. Curium) Treasure. At the time, Cesnola served as American Consul to Cyprus and eventually arranged the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York’s purchase of these antiquities in 1876, the second purchase by the Met from Cesnola. Archaeological excavations at Pompeii and Herculaneum in in the 19th century sparked renewed interest in the extraordinary jewels that were unearthed, and demand for jewelry in the style of these ancient cultures became all the rage in both European and American society. Charles Lewis Tiffany was well acquainted with Cesnola through his involvements at the Met, and capitalized on an opportunity by securing the rights to reproduce facsimiles of the ancient originals in the Cesnola collection acquired by the Museum. It took eight months to prepare the objects for display in the Paris exhibition of 1878, and they contributed in the firm’s success in being awarded for its first gold medal at the exhibition. So popular were these reproductions, that Tiffany re-introduced them in 1902 at Turin’s Prima Esposizione d’ Arte Decorative Modern.
For other examples of Tiffany replicas of The Metropolitan Museum of Art's ancient Cypriot jewelry at the 1878 Paris Exposition, see Tiffany Jewels by John Loring, pages 82-83.