ANDREAS GORGIAS, BRASSO, HUNGARY, CIRCA 1675
A SILVER-GILT, ENAMEL, TURQUOISE AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE MOUNTED CLASP
With maker’s mark AG in shaped cartouche
4 ¾ in. (12 cm) in diameter
ANDREAS GORGIAS, BRASSO, HUNGARY, CIRCA 1675
A SILVER-GILT, ENAMEL, TURQUOISE AND SEMI-PRECIOUS STONE MOUNTED CLASP
With maker’s mark AG in shaped cartouche
4 ¾ in. (12 cm) in diameter
The Collection of M. Gutman; Parke-Bernet, New York; 17 October 1969, lot 17.
The Baltimore Museum of Art, 1962-1968
Please note, a similar clasp, or 'Heftel', was sold Christie's, New York, 17 May 2011, lot 112 ($62,500). Another similar example is in The British Museum (AF.2884).
Please note the second line in the printed catalogue should read, "ANDREAS GORGIAS, BRASSO, HUNGARY, CIRCA 1675." This is reflected correctly online.
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