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Ancient Art, Antiquities, Natural History & Coins
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.jpg "Roman Marble Portrait of a Boy as Worshipper of Isis")
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £20,800
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With ellipsoid bezel, incuse profile image of a satyr before a pillar (possibly a herm). 7.41 grams, 22.72 mm overall, 18.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 69, for type.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 69, for type.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Comprising a stylised horse with elongated neck, mounted by a bearded rider figure holding a shield and with the right arm raised, restored; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 265 grams total, 13.2 cm including stand
Acquired before 1990.
From an old German collection.
Cf. Marantidou, P., Terracotta statues and figurines of Cypriote type found in the Aegean. Provenance studies, Limassol, 2009, pls.XIII no.SAH69, XXXII, no.CYP50, for the type.
Terracotta figurines of horse and rider were common grave offerings in Boeotia, northwest of Attica, particularly during the 6th century B.C. Representations of warriors on horseback were already widespread in the Geometric Period, and widely used in Cyprus, during this period.
Acquired before 1990.
From an old German collection.
Cf. Marantidou, P., Terracotta statues and figurines of Cypriote type found in the Aegean. Provenance studies, Limassol, 2009, pls.XIII no.SAH69, XXXII, no.CYP50, for the type.
Terracotta figurines of horse and rider were common grave offerings in Boeotia, northwest of Attica, particularly during the 6th century B.C. Representations of warriors on horseback were already widespread in the Geometric Period, and widely used in Cyprus, during this period.
On a set-off ring foot with long cylindrical neck and funnel-shaped rim; the body with net-pattern decoration in umber, highlighted with white dots at the junctions, framed by brown bands above and below; handle, spout and the outside of the ring foot also in brown; from Apulian Greek colonies of southern Italy, surface chip to the body, usage wear. 156 grams, 14.3 cm
From a Swiss collection, since at least 1978.
Ex Swiss collection, Mr. P.B.
Basel-Landschaft, acquired on the Swiss art market.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 76.12.4, for similar.
From a Swiss collection, since at least 1978.
Ex Swiss collection, Mr. P.B.
Basel-Landschaft, acquired on the Swiss art market.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 76.12.4, for similar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Squat jar or bowl with raised rim, painted radiating strokes to the shoulder and concentric rings to the underside. 12.8 grams, 42 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Squat in profile with three equidistant dimples to the shoulder, everted rim with three radiating pinched strap handles, pouring lip. 504 grams, 15 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Crescent-shaped with coiled ends, applied ellipsoid cell with stepped profile and inset garnet cabochon. 0.93 grams total, 13-16 mm
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
Ex property of a late Japanese collector, 1970s-2000s.
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Hollow-formed bow with applied floral detailing, filigree and granules, double-coiled spring and pin; tongue-shaped foot with dense granule detailing, globe finial with rosette above. 13.86 grams, 69 mm
Acquired in the 1970s.
Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12112-213116.
Cf. very similar fibulae in the Louvre Museum, inventories Bj831 and Bj832, in Gaultier, F. ; Metzger, C. (ed.), Trésors antiques : bijoux de la collection Campana, cat. exp. (Paris, Musée du Louvre, 2005/2006), Paris, Milan, Musée du Louvre / 5 Continents,Paris, 2005, p. 69, 140, 141, n° II, 106; cf. also Torelli et al., Treasures From Tuscany - The Etruscan Legacy, Edinburgh, 2004, items 57, 79, for a less decorative example of similar form; Torelli, M., Gli Etruschi, Monza, 2000, no.109, pp.467 and 575, for a similar decorative specimen.
Acquired in the 1970s.
Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12112-213116.
Cf. very similar fibulae in the Louvre Museum, inventories Bj831 and Bj832, in Gaultier, F. ; Metzger, C. (ed.), Trésors antiques : bijoux de la collection Campana, cat. exp. (Paris, Musée du Louvre, 2005/2006), Paris, Milan, Musée du Louvre / 5 Continents,Paris, 2005, p. 69, 140, 141, n° II, 106; cf. also Torelli et al., Treasures From Tuscany - The Etruscan Legacy, Edinburgh, 2004, items 57, 79, for a less decorative example of similar form; Torelli, M., Gli Etruschi, Monza, 2000, no.109, pp.467 and 575, for a similar decorative specimen.
Broad and shallow with low foot, chamfered rim with two small loop handles. 587 grams, 21.5 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including fragments of storage vessel, cup, bowl and other items. 2.2 kg total, 3.5-23 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £208
Comprising: discoid base with four flat-section legs supporting a broad bowl with four inward-facing ledges behind the rim, each ledge pierced in two places; vertical bands of painted geometric ornament to the outer face. 537 grams, 13.8 cm wide
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Substantial arched bow formed with bulbs and collar, stepped finial with coil and spring; the catch formed as a hand with fingers curled round. 173 grams, 10.3 cm
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 211.
UK private collection before 2000.
Acquired on the UK art market.
Property of a London gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Ancient and Romano-British Brooches, Sherborne, 1982, item 211.
With barrel-shaped segmented body, basal ring, broad mouth with flared rim, bifid loop handle. 198 grams, 12.7 cm wide
Believed to be acquired in the 1970s-1980s, thence by descent.
English private collection.
Believed to be acquired in the 1970s-1980s, thence by descent.
English private collection.
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