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Dealer

Nikolaki

fl. 1897–1898 · Cyprus

Jeweller / goldsmith, active 1897–1898. Dealt at Ayios Dometios. Bought from Constanti Thoma Pishiali.

Life and work

  1. 1897
    Bought 17 pieces of silver plate (first Lambousa treasure) from the finder, a peasant named Constanti Thoma, for 25 pounds, according to the finder's own statement to Glossop as relayed to Chamberlayne; Chamberlayne adds that some pieces were, 'it is alleged', melted down and others resold at greatly enhanced prices (the letter does not say who did either).

    Ayios DometiosMerrillees 2009, pp. 394-395

  2. by December 1898
    Civil suitChamberlayne's letter of 28 Dec 1898 says the finder 'subsequently brought an action against the purchaser for having cheated him but failed to establish his plea'; the letter names the jeweller Nikolaki as the buyer of the 17 pieces

    Merrillees 2009, p. 394

Connections

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Sales, gifts & bequests

Sources

  1. 1.R. S. Merrillees (2009). “The modern history of the first Lambousa treasure of Byzantine silverware from Cyprus”. The Antiquaries Journal 89, 389-403. Online
  2. 2.Ormonde M. Dalton (1900). “A Byzantine silver treasure from the district of Kerynia, Cyprus, now preserved in the British Museum”. Archaeologia 57, 159-174. Online