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Lot 1019* - A214 Works of Art & Decorative Arts - jeudi, 18. septembre 2025, 13h30

AN EARRING WITH EROS - former Kofler-Truniger collection

Hellenistic, ca. 4th century BC.
Gold. Rosette in an open, round capsule containing a stylized flower made of gold wire. Winged Eros as a pendant, holding a tree trunk in his right hand and a bowl in his left.
H 2.5 cm. Total weight 2.6 g.
Dirt marks and small dents on the rosette.

Provenance:
- Purchased from Zagos Yorgi, Istanbul (according to index card).
- Collection of Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger (1903–1990 & 1918–1999), Lucerne before 1960 (inv. no. K732A).
- Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above in ca. 1974.
- By inheritance in the same Swiss family collection, Lucerne.

Exhibited:
- Kunsthalle Basel 1960, Meisterwerke der griechischen Kunst (Masterpieces of Greek Art), June 18–September 25, 1960, No. 571.
- Kunsthaus Zurich, Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne, June 7–August 2, 1964, No. 395.

Literature:
- Karl Schefold, Herbert A. Cahn, and Kunsthalle Basel: Meisterwerke griechischer Kunst (Masterpieces of Greek Art). Basel, 1960, p. 310, No. 571 (illustrated on p. 311).
- Kunsthaus Zurich (ed.): Collection E. and M. Kofler-Truniger, Lucerne. Exhibition catalog, June 7–August 2, 1964, p. 41, No. 395 (without ill.).

CHF 3 000 / 4 000 | (€ 3 090 / 4 120)

Vendu pour CHF 2 500 (frais inclus)