Lot Essay
This gem is mounted as a swivel ring in a 19th century gold setting.
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. CORINNE BRONFMAN
AN ETRUSCAN CALCIFIED GRAY JASPER SCARAB WITH A NUDE YOUTH AND A DOG
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
Details
AN ETRUSCAN CALCIFIED GRAY JASPER SCARAB WITH A NUDE YOUTH AND A DOG
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) long; ring size 4
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (1.5 cm.) long; ring size 4
Provenance
M.H. Nevil Story-Maskelyne (1823-1911), Wroughton, Wiltshire, acquired 1860-1899; thence by descent to his son-in-law, William Arnold-Forster (1886-1951), Cornwall.
Catalogue of the Story-Maskelyne Collection of Ancient Gems, the Property of W.E. Arnold Forster, Esq., Sotheby's, London, 4-5 July 1921, lot 52 (part).
Landsberg, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book).
Marjorie Bronfman (1917-2012), Montreal, acquired by 1978; gifted to her daughter, Dr. Corinne Bronfman (1947-2022), Washington, D.C.; thence by descent to the current owner.
Catalogue of the Story-Maskelyne Collection of Ancient Gems, the Property of W.E. Arnold Forster, Esq., Sotheby's, London, 4-5 July 1921, lot 52 (part).
Landsberg, acquired from the above (according to auctioneer's book).
Marjorie Bronfman (1917-2012), Montreal, acquired by 1978; gifted to her daughter, Dr. Corinne Bronfman (1947-2022), Washington, D.C.; thence by descent to the current owner.
Literature
A. Furtwängler, Die Antiken Gemmen: Geschichte der Steinschneidekunst im Klassischen Altertum, Leipzig und Berlin, 1900, vol. 1, pl. XX, no. 9; vol. 2, p. 96, no. 9.
P. Zazoff, Etruskische Skarabäen, Mainz am Rhein, 1968, p. 171, no. 795.
P. Zazoff, Etruskische Skarabäen, Mainz am Rhein, 1968, p. 171, no. 795.
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Hannah Fox Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist