
Property of a Distinguished American Private Collector (Lots 9-50)
Lot 16*
A pair of Ostrogothic gold and foil-backed glass polygonal earrings 2
23 June – 7 July 2025, 12:00 BST
Online, London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,792 inc. premium
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A pair of Ostrogothic gold and foil-backed glass polygonal earrings
Circa 6th Century A.D.
3cm diam each (2)
3cm diam each (2)
Footnotes
Provenance:
New York art market.
The Property of a Private Collector; Christie's, New York, 18 December 1998, lot 316.
with Ariadne Galleries, New York and London, acquired at the above sale.
Private American collection, acquired from the above, 27 April 2016.
Compare with a similar earring in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, New York, inv.no.22.50.10.