A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED GREEN TOURMALINE, CITRINE, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, AND DIAMOND-SET BUST OF ZEUS
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The green tourmaline bust with a helmet of gold-mounted mother-of-pearl topped by a dragon, supported on socle set with diamonds resting on the backs of four snails, all on a citrine pedestal carved with four classical portraits depicting four of Zeus' sons: Hercules, Perseus, Apollo, and Dionysus, apparently unmarked
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high
A CONTINENTAL GOLD-MOUNTED GREEN TOURMALINE, CITRINE, MOTHER-OF-PEARL, AND DIAMOND-SET BUST OF ZEUS
LATE 19TH/EARLY 20TH CENTURY
The green tourmaline bust with a helmet of gold-mounted mother-of-pearl topped by a dragon, supported on socle set with diamonds resting on the backs of four snails, all on a citrine pedestal carved with four classical portraits depicting four of Zeus' sons: Hercules, Perseus, Apollo, and Dionysus, apparently unmarked
5 3/8 in. (13.7 cm.) high
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