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Greek Hellenistic Gold and Garnet Necklace

Currency:USD Category:Antiques Start Price:20,000.00 USD Estimated At:40,000.00 - 60,000.00 USD
Greek Hellenistic Gold and Garnet Necklace
<Our item number 141268><B>Greece. Hellenistic Gold and Garnet Necklace.</B> Circa late 4th-early 3rd Centuries B.C. Six loop-in-loop chains are interlinked, culminating in cabochon garnet terminals. Suspended are 22 beech-nut pendants with a modern chain attached, allowing this masterpiece to be worn today. Highest hellenistic style, with a similar necklace to be found and described in <I>Greek Gold, Jewellery of the Classical World</I>, by Williams and Ogden, #30 &#40;pp. 74-5&#41;. 12 3/4 in &#40;32.4 cm. in length&#41;. Weight: 37.5 grams. <BR><BR>The beech-tree nut motif is often used at this period of Greek art as a naturalistic element harkening to the probable place of manufacture, Northern Greece, around Thessaloniki. <BR>Estimated Value &#36;40,000 - 60,000. <I><BR>Ex Christie&#39;s 9 Dec. 2004 sale, lot 121&#40;realized &#36;50,190&#41;. Before, ex Jack M. Ogden; The Merrin Gallery &#40;New York&#41;, 1988.</I> <BR><BR>Our item number 141268<BR><IMAGES><P ALIGN="CENTER"><IMG SRC="http://www.goldber gcoins.net/liveauction/49jpegs/141268.jpg"> </P></IMAGES>