tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post8876155953298163251..comments2024-03-20T18:15:41.858+00:00Comments on Looting Matters: Hellenistic Gold Wreath at BonhamsDavid Gillhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8972497915033440413.post-90537534877714035872010-04-28T22:37:39.107+01:002010-04-28T22:37:39.107+01:00The wreath was unsold.
Lot No: 240
A Hellenistic ...The wreath was unsold.<br /><br />Lot No: 240<br />A Hellenistic gold oak wreath <br />Circa 4th-3rd Century B.C.<br />Composed of numerous projecting sprays of sheet gold oak leaves with serrated edges and veins, miniature acorns nestling amongst them, each spray attached by twisted gold wire to a circular gold tube, the overlapping ends bound together to form a crown, 17in (43cm) diam, 5½in (14cm) deep, mounted on a perspex stand<br /><br />Estimate: £100,000 - 120,000David Gillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13164794689385933318noreply@blogger.com