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Rare Antique Greek Sheet Gold & Gemstone Diadem Tiara 6th - 4th Century BC

Rare Antique Greek Sheet Gold & Gemstone Diadem Tiara 6th - 4th Century BC

£2,500.00

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Bibelotslondon Ltd is a UK registered company based in London Bridge dealing in ephemera and curiosities from Britain and around the world. Our diverse inventory is carefully chosen and constantly evolving. We work very hard to offer the highest quality works at competitive prices. Our inventory is listed online, and we strive to keep our website completely up to date, so our customers can easily check availability. We believe in offering clients items that are unique and rare for aficionados of the antique and collector's world. Bibelot is a late nineteenth century word derived from the French word bel ‘beautiful’, meaning a small item of beauty, curiosity or interest. The word ephemera is derived from the sixteenth century Greek word ephmera meaning a printed or hand written paper not meant to be retained for a long period of time.

Fine antique Greek gold diadem with gemstones - 6th-4th century BC

A sheet gold and gemstone diadem comprising a narrow gold fillet with ten sheet-gold pendant plaques attached, each formed as a spray of three leaves; the central element a large cabochon setting for a red gemstone flanked by two small translucent orange stones in similar mounts; a hook-and-eye closure at the fillet's ends; mounted on a custom-made display board. 550 grams total, 55cm including stand; diadem: 25 grams, 45.5cm (21 1/2"; diadem: 18"). Very fine condition.

Provenance

Ex Manton collection, Birmingham, UK; acquired on the London art market in 2012; formerly in the collection of a Suffolk gentleman; previously with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, Germany.

Size of actual diadem: 46 x 5 cm approx

Country of Origin: Greece

Royal: Greece

To Commemorate: Fashion

Type: Diadem Tiara

Royalty: Greek

Theme: Royalty

Features: Antique

Vintage: Yes

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