AN EGYPTIAN BLUE GLASS FACE INLAY
AN EGYPTIAN BLUE GLASS FACE INLAY
AN EGYPTIAN BLUE GLASS FACE INLAY
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AN EGYPTIAN BLUE GLASS FACE INLAY

PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-32 B.C.

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AN EGYPTIAN BLUE GLASS FACE INLAY
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 332-32 B.C.
1 1/2 in. (3.8 cm.) high
Provenance
with Arthur Sambon (1867-1947), Paris, 1921.
Joseph Altounian (1889-1954), Paris and Mâcon, thence by descent.
Collection Joseph Altounian, L'antiquaire des musées, l'ami des artistes, Artcurial, Paris, 17-18 September 2019, lot 8.

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Lot Essay

Joseph Altounian opened his shop in 1906 in Paris and then relocated to Mâcon in 1924 when he was joined by his wife Henriette Lorbet. They specialised in Egyptian and Greek art, medieval sculpture and decorative arts, selling to major museums both in Europe and in the United States.
At his death in 1954 the business was taken over by his daughter, Jacqueline Altounian-Lorbet, and her husband, Bernard Rousset who then specialised in antique furniture.

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