Myrtle wreath
Gold.Greece. Hellenistic period, 3rd—2nd cent. BCE.
Diam. 21 cm. Christie’s Fine Art Auction House, London
Myrtle wreath.
Gold.
Greece. Hellenistic period, 3rd—2nd cent. BCE.
Diam. 21 cm.
Greece. Hellenistic period, 3rd—2nd cent. BCE.
Diam. 21 cm.
Christie’s Fine Art Auction House, London.
Origin:
The provenance for this lot has now been confirmed as:
W. H. Forman collection, Pippbrook House, Surrey, thence by descent to his nephew Major A. H. Browne, Callaly Castle, Northumberland.
The Forman Collection of Antiquities and Objects of Art of the Renaissance; Sotheby Wilkinson & Hodge, 1899, lot 412.
Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Bt., Castle Craig, Scotland.
Catalogue of the Well-Known Collection of Works of Art of the Classic, Medieval and Renaissance Times, formed by Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, BART. of Castle Craig; Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 12 May 1902, lot 180, ill.
Hever Castle, England, before 1987.
The Property of a Nobleman, Christie’s, London, 11 December 1987, lot 19.
Christie’s Fine Art Auction House, London. Live Auction 4925, Lot 354, 26 Apr 2012.
Estimate: 100,000—150,000 GBP. Price Realized: 181,250 GBP (price includes buyer’s premium).
W. H. Forman collection, Pippbrook House, Surrey, thence by descent to his nephew Major A. H. Browne, Callaly Castle, Northumberland.
The Forman Collection of Antiquities and Objects of Art of the Renaissance; Sotheby Wilkinson & Hodge, 1899, lot 412.
Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, Bt., Castle Craig, Scotland.
Catalogue of the Well-Known Collection of Works of Art of the Classic, Medieval and Renaissance Times, formed by Sir Thomas Gibson Carmichael, BART. of Castle Craig; Christie, Manson & Woods, London, 12 May 1902, lot 180, ill.
Hever Castle, England, before 1987.
The Property of a Nobleman, Christie’s, London, 11 December 1987, lot 19.
Christie’s Fine Art Auction House, London. Live Auction 4925, Lot 354, 26 Apr 2012.
Estimate: 100,000—
Description:
A Greek gold myrtle wreath
Hellenistic period, circa 3rd—Composed of four hinged gold bands, rounded on the exterior, flat on the interior, each decorated with long spear-shaped leaves with a central midrib, with fruit on delicate wire stems, each with a detailed filigree calyx, the terminals composed of beaded and twisted wire bands, row of tongues with twisted wire borders, three acanthus leaves with serrated edges and twisted wire borders, and two laurel leaves with beaded borders, with modern loops and an S-clasp closure.
8¼ in. (21 cm.) diam.
Credits:
© 2012. Photo, text: Christie’s Fine Art Auction House (Live Auction 4925, Lot 354).
