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<p>[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1576981, member: 5833"]I got to see these gems when they were available for inspection ahead of the sale & held the first one shown in my hand because the jasper was one of my favorite pieces. The Getty has so much money to spend, individual dealers knew they would be completely shut out & less well endowed institutions grumbled. The Antinous was the big prize everyone coveted. They also bought an ochre & black jasper grasshopper I love.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/images/homepage/gems/7.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /></p><p><br /></p><p>The sale (with prices):</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="https://www.christies.com/masterpieces-in-miniature-ancient-28329.aspx?saletitle=" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.christies.com/masterpieces-in-miniature-ancient-28329.aspx?saletitle=" rel="nofollow">https://www.christies.com/masterpieces-in-miniature-ancient-28329.aspx?saletitle=</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Bronwen, post: 1576981, member: 5833"]I got to see these gems when they were available for inspection ahead of the sale & held the first one shown in my hand because the jasper was one of my favorite pieces. The Getty has so much money to spend, individual dealers knew they would be completely shut out & less well endowed institutions grumbled. The Antinous was the big prize everyone coveted. They also bought an ochre & black jasper grasshopper I love. [IMG]http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/images/homepage/gems/7.jpg[/IMG] The sale (with prices): [URL]https://www.christies.com/masterpieces-in-miniature-ancient-28329.aspx?saletitle=[/URL][/QUOTE]
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