A pair of Hellenistic Revival style earrings - image-1
A pair of Hellenistic Revival style earrings - image-2
A pair of Hellenistic Revival style earrings - image-1A pair of Hellenistic Revival style earrings - image-2

Lot 18 Dα

A pair of Hellenistic Revival style earrings

Auction 1173 - overview Cologne
02.06.2021, 14:00 - Jewellery and Boxes
Estimate: 1.000 € - 1.200 €
Result: 5.000 € (incl. premium)

A pair of Hellenistic Revival style earrings

22 kt Gelbgold. Two-part hollow repoussé earrings decorated with Bacchanalian scenes in fine granulation. The hook fronts with Silenus heads, the navette-shaped pendants with stylised Silenus figures, sun motifs and erotic scenes on the reverse. Minor losses to the granulation. The hooks and mounting rings slightly warped. H 7 cm. Total weight 29.16 g.
Presumably ca. 1860/70.