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Triple Bust

DateAncient or 18th century
MediumSard
ClassificationGems
ProvenanceEmile Gavet, Paris (cat. #929), approximately 1870s-1880s; sold to Mr. and Mrs. William K. and Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt, Gothic Room, Marble House, Newport, Rhode Island, 1889-1982; transfered to Mrs. Alva Erskine Smith Vanderbilt Belmont in divorce; purchased by John Ringling, 1928, lot 148; bequest to The John and Mable Ringling Museum of Art, 1936
Credit LineBequest of John Ringling, 1936
Object numberSN1435.77
On View
On view
Location
  • Museum of Art, Gallery 03, Case Right, Case Right Row 5
Dimensions13/16 x 1/2 x 1/8 in. (2 x 1.2 x 0.3 cm)