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Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Bow brooch with integral coiled spring and pin, carinated bow, ellipsoid footplate with two offset lugs forming the catch; with two bronze rings loped over the spring, one a round-section ring and the other an openwork disc. 66 grams, 86 mm
From the private collection of Dr Wladmir Rosenbaum, 1894-1984.
Ex Helios gallery, Wiltshire, UK.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Accompanied by a dealer's information display card.
From the private collection of Dr Wladmir Rosenbaum, 1894-1984.
Ex Helios gallery, Wiltshire, UK.
Ex Den of Antiquity, Cambridgeshire, UK.
Accompanied by a dealer's information display card.
With stepped foot and rounded body, deep flange rim, two arched loop handles; traces of red and other pigment. 717 grams, 17 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
Including a stepped statue base and other items. 496 grams total, 2.6-14.4 cm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
Formed as a ram running left with large curled horns, legs tucked beneath body; mounting lug with discoid head to reverse. 18.3 grams, 43 mm
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card.
Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.
Accompanied by a previous cataloguing card.
Formed with pinched stub arms and a pinched head crowned with a headpiece; remains of geometric detailing in painted pigment; repaired. 122 grams, 18 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
Anthropomorphic figures, some mounted on a ceramic stand; plank idol after the antique. 410 grams total, 6.1-12.9 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): £221
Drachm with profile bust of Herakles to obverse, seated figure of Zeus with eagle to reverse; clasp-mounted in a modern silver frame with ring and loop. 7.26 grams, 41 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Tapering body and broad rounded shoulder decorated with incised vertical ribs, trefoil mouth, integral handle, everted foot with tapered edge. 215 grams, 12.6 cm
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 41.162.49, for a 4th century B.C. Campanian example; cf. the Beazley archive vases nos. 9008677- 9008678 (in Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Fiesole, Collezione Costantini, 2, 29, PL.(2598) 38.1-2) and 9016140 (in Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Gotha, Schlossmuseum, 2, 44, pl.(1420) 89.5).
Such oinochoe vessels were produced in southern Italy from the 4th century B.C., most probably in the Greek colony of Campania. These vessels were characterised by a bulbous body with an elegant design, and by a black metallic glaze of a very fine quality, conferring a marvellous, smooth exterior surface.
From a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession number 41.162.49, for a 4th century B.C. Campanian example; cf. the Beazley archive vases nos. 9008677- 9008678 (in Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Fiesole, Collezione Costantini, 2, 29, PL.(2598) 38.1-2) and 9016140 (in Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Gotha, Schlossmuseum, 2, 44, pl.(1420) 89.5).
Such oinochoe vessels were produced in southern Italy from the 4th century B.C., most probably in the Greek colony of Campania. These vessels were characterised by a bulbous body with an elegant design, and by a black metallic glaze of a very fine quality, conferring a marvellous, smooth exterior surface.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
With flat-section handle and rim; finial formed as a pair of ducks' heads; bowl absent. 123 grams, 28 cm
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
Cf. Richter, G.M.A., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes, New York, 1915, no.652, for similar.
Ex property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
Cf. Richter, G.M.A., The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Greek, Etruscan and Roman Bronzes, New York, 1915, no.652, for similar.
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Shrine model with dovecote, pointillé detailing and raised framing; old collector's label '5217-43/3' to underside; as found in a shrine of Astarte of Paphos. 211 grams, 97 mm
Acquired 1970s-1980s.
From the collection of Paul S. Forbes, Maryland, USA.
Cf. Hardin, D., The Phoenicians, Praeger, 1963, pl.23.
Acquired 1970s-1980s.
From the collection of Paul S. Forbes, Maryland, USA.
Cf. Hardin, D., The Phoenicians, Praeger, 1963, pl.23.
Rectangular with low-relief amphora image to obverse. 2.9 grams, 16 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Comprising a deep bow with integral coil and pin, trapezoidal catchplate with folded lower edge, scooped upper edge and spur to forward end. 9.6 grams, 61 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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