A collection of gold jewellery made from gold leaf

Description:

Greece, amongst others
L/D 1 -25 cm
These include earrings, jewellery components and a bangle featuring repoussé decoration. A finial in the shape of an animal’s head.
From the collection of the art dealer and collector Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), collected since the 1950s, largelydocumented in inscriptions dating from 1998, featuring drawings and descriptions in Persian. Partially documented in exhibition catalogues since the 1970s - signs of age