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PROPERTY FROM A SWISS FAMILY COLLECTION
A GREEK GOLD AND GLASS FINGER RING WITH APHRODITE
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
Details
A GREEK GOLD AND GLASS FINGER RING WITH APHRODITE
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 ¼ in. (3.1 cm.) wide
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 ¼ in. (3.1 cm.) wide
Provenance
Édouard Guilhou, Paris, acquired prior to 1912; thence by descent.
Catalogue of the Superb Collection of Rings formed by the late Monsieur E. Guilhou of Paris, Sotheby's, London, 9-12 November 1937, lot 183.
Grosse Kunstauktion in Luzern, Galerie Fischer, Luzern, 17-21 June 1952, lot 858.
Ernst Kofler-Truniger (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Luzern, acquired from the above (Inv. no. K 695 D).
Private Collection, Luzern, acquired from the above circa 1974; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
Catalogue of the Superb Collection of Rings formed by the late Monsieur E. Guilhou of Paris, Sotheby's, London, 9-12 November 1937, lot 183.
Grosse Kunstauktion in Luzern, Galerie Fischer, Luzern, 17-21 June 1952, lot 858.
Ernst Kofler-Truniger (1903-1990) and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1918-1999), Luzern, acquired from the above (Inv. no. K 695 D).
Private Collection, Luzern, acquired from the above circa 1974; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
Literature
S. de Ricci, Catalogue of a collection of ancient rings formed by the late E. Guilhou, Paris, 1912, no. 119, pl. 3.
Brought to you by
Hannah Fox Solomon
Head of Department, Specialist