PROPERTY FROM THE COLLECTION OF DR. CORINNE BRONFMAN
A EUROPEAN CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH JUPITER ON AN EAGLE
CIRCA 19TH CENTURY
細節
A EUROPEAN CARNELIAN RINGSTONE WITH JUPITER ON AN EAGLE CIRCA 19TH CENTURY ½ in. (1.1 cm.) long; ring size 8 ¼
來源
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.
On this flat oval gem, Jupiter is depicted frontally, holding a thunderbolt and a scepter; the eagle holds a palm branch and a wreath in its talons. The gem is mounted as a ring in a 19th century gold setting.