Collector · Donor
William Burges
fl. 1881–1919 · United Kingdom
British collector and donor, active 1881–1919. Gave to British Museum; consigned to Glendining & Co..
Life and work
- 1881Bequeathed to the British Museum in 1881 a sheet-gold diadem decorated with palmettes, said to be from Cyprus (GR 1881.7-25.5).
Dyfri Williams; Jack Ogden, Greek Gold Jewellery of the Classical World (1994), p. 169
- 1919Former owner of Cypriot gold jewellery, a necklet of beads with carnelian ornaments, three pairs of earrings and a gold and carnelian pendant (lots 72–75), sold from his collection at Glendining's in 1919.
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1 mentionDocuments · 1
- Greek Gold Jewellery of the Classical World
Williams & Ogden 1994
Sources
- 1.Glendining & Co., Catalogue of a valuable collection of coins & medals, including [a] collection of coins, in silver and copper, including proofs and patterns, ... the property o (1919).
- 2.Dyfri Williams; Jack Ogden, Greek Gold Jewellery of the Classical World (1994).
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