Group of two fragmentary terracotta amphorae, one with much of the reverse absent, each with basal ring, broad shoulder and trumpet-shape mouth, two double-loop handles to the shoulder; painted horizontal bands of geometric ornamental motifs including meander, hatched lozenge, saltire, vesica and other designs; each with a domed lid. 4.3 kg total, 13 - 38.5 cm

Acquired it on the European art market since the 1970s.
with Herakles Numismatik & Antiquitäten GmbH, München, Germany.
Kept in the UK since the early 2000s.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12311-218585.

With bulbous body and rounded base; short neck with everted rim, three painted circumferential bands below the neck. 562 grams, 17 cm

Ex London, UK, art market, 1990s.

Modelled in the round mainly with pinched facial detailing, mounted on display stands. 353 grams total, 5.5-11.3 cm including stand

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.

Of squat profile, with circumferential band of vertical ribbing to the exterior wall, broad flat rim incorporating two shallow lateral blocks, pierced vertically to accept a handle. 148 grams, 82 mm wide

Acquired from Galerie Serres, Paris, before 1980.
Formerly in a French private collection.
H.B. collection since 2012.
Private collection, England.

This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12312-215584.

Glassmaking and glass-working were considered to be two separate crafts and took place in different regions during the Hellenistic period. Each craft was characterised by its own technological tradition, know-how and equipment. Glassmakers and glassworkers did not need to have an understanding of glass vessel manufacture and primary production respectively in order to carry out their tasks. Glassmaking had to take place as close as possible to the sources of the raw materials used, namely sand and mineral natron. Raw glass was traded throughout the Mediterranean in the form of ingots and it was then worked and shaped into vessels, inlays, jewellery, etc, in various locations. A lot of glass production took place on the Syro-Palestinian coast as well as the broader Levant and Egypt, with centres of manufacture in the royal capitals of Antioch and Alexandria. The reputation of the Alexandrian workshop is well-understood from luxury glass vessels decorated with Egyptian-style buildings or characteristic scenes found as far away as Italy and Afghanistan.

With squat segmented body and gusseted basal ring, trumpet-shaped spout with loop handle to the rear. 248 grams, 12 cm

Believed to be acquired in the 1970s-1980s, thence by descent.
English private collection.

Mainly spherical with stub neck, incised detailing. 560 grams total, 57-87 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.

Comprising: a barrel-shaped jar with flared rim; a spouted vessel with strap handle; a dipper cup with flared rim. 625 grams total, 8.2-13.1 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.

Modelled nude in seated pose with legs astride and right arm bent, the grotesque face slightly raised, horns to the crown; mounted on a custom-made stand; Eastern Greek. 71.5 grams total, 78 mm including stand

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.

With bulbous body, broad mouth, three radiating legs, small loop handle to the rim and larger opposite. 191 grams, 12.5 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.

Hemispherical body with wishbone anthropomorphic handle, burnished surface. 200 grams, 14.7 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.

Accompanied by an old identification tag.

Comprising a tapering hoop with applied filigree collars, wire hoop. 4.88 grams, 35 mm

Swiss private collection, Basel, M.C. (b.1933) and R.C.B. (b.1929), thence by descent.

Cf. Williams, D. & Ogden, J., Greek Gold - Jewellery of the Classical World, London, 1994, item 99, for type.

Ellipsoid bezel with low-relief image of a warrior with pilos helmet, shield and xiphos short-sword. 6.93 grams, 22.90 mm overall, 20.17 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.46, Japan 16)

Ex old English collection.
London art market, pre 2000.
Property of a London, UK, gentleman.