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A EUROPEAN BANDED AGATE DOUBLE-SIDED RINGSTONE WITH MERCURY AND VENUS
A EUROPEAN BANDED AGATE DOUBLE-SIDED RINGSTONE WITH MERCURY AND VENUS
A EUROPEAN BANDED AGATE DOUBLE-SIDED RINGSTONE WITH MERCURY AND VENUS
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PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. CORINNE BRONFMAN
A EUROPEAN BANDED AGATE DOUBLE-SIDED RINGSTONE WITH MERCURY AND VENUS

CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY

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A EUROPEAN BANDED AGATE DOUBLE-SIDED RINGSTONE WITH MERCURY AND VENUS
CIRCA 17TH-18TH CENTURY
½ in. (1.3 cm.) long; ring size 8
來源
George Spencer, 4th Duke of Marlborough (1739-1817), Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire; thence by descent to his son, George Spencer-Churchill, 5th Duke of Marlborough (1766-1840), Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire; thence by descent to his son, George Spencer-Churchill, 6th Duke of Marlborough (1793–1857), Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire; thence by descent to his son, John Winston Spencer-Churchill, 7th Duke of Marlborough (1822-1883), Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire.
The Marlborough Gems: Being a Collection of Works in Cameo and Intaglio Formed by George, Third Duke of Marlborough, Christie's, London, 28 June-1 July 1875, lot 171.
David Bromilow (1809-1898), Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire, acquired from the above; thence by descent to his daughter, Julia Harriet Mary Jary, Bitteswell Hall, Leicestershire.
The Marlborough Gems: A Collection of Works in Cameo and Intaglio Formed by George, Third Duke of Marlborough, Purchased by the Late David Bromilow, Esq., of Bitteswell Hall, Lutterworth, the Property of Mrs. Jary, Christie's, London, 26-29 June 1899, lot 171.
with Francis E. Whelan (1848-1907), London, 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.
出版
N. Story-Maskelyne, The Marlborough Gems: Being a Collection of Works in Cameo and Intaglio Formed by George, Third Duke of Marlborough, London, 1870, p. 29, no 171; p. 49, no. 277.
J. Boardman, et al., The Marlborough Gems, Formerly at Blenheim Palace, Oxfordshire, London, 2009, p. 262, no. 616.

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拍品專文

One side of this ringstone depicts Mercury and a cock, with a tree behind the god; the other side has an “astrological medly” centered by a nude woman, probably Venus, holding up scales, with a Cupid jumping up towards her. To one side is a bow and quiver, while in the field, there are symbols perhaps representing Libra, Venus, Sagittarius and Capricorn (see Boardman, op. cit.). The material is described in the Story-Maskelyne catalog of the Marlborough Collection as a “most curious sard, with a green hue by reflected and a red by transmitted light, having a white vein.” The gem is mounted as a swivel ring in an 18th century gold setting.

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