Fine Jewellery - 18th April 2019
Lot 1065
A pair of silver engraved bell earrings
Estimate £200 - £300 | Hammer £350
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Description
A pair of silver engraved bell earrings, with inscription 'TOI COM MAC IN' translating to 'I am submitted to the eyes', 4.8cm high
Copied from a prototype found on Mount Esquiline in Rome the silver bells are similar to examples made by Castellani, see MUNN, G., Castellani and Giuliano, p.97