Lot 1332
Greece. Hellenistic Gold and Garnet Necklace. Circa late 4th-early 3rd Centuries B.C. Six loop-in-loop chains are interlinked, culminating in cabochon garnet terminals. Suspended are 22 beech-nut pendants with a modern chain attached, allowing this masterpiece to be worn today. Highest hellenistic style, with a similar necklace to be found and described in Greek Gold, Jewellery of the Classical World, by Williams and Ogden, #30 (pp. 74-5). 12 3/4 in. (32.4 cm. in length). Weight: 37.5 grams.
The beech-tree nut motif is often used at this period of Greek art as a naturalistic element harkening to the probable place of manufacture, Northern Greece, around Thessaloniki.
Estimated Value $40,000 - 60,000.
Ex Christie's 9 Dec. 2004 sale, lot 121(realized $50,190). Before, ex Jack M. Ogden; The Merrin Gallery (New York), 1988.
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