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Piriform body with splayed foot and narrow handles; the neck with slender lotus blossoms and palmettes, Side A) two opposing roosters with a lotus blossom in between, two standing swans flanking, below a youth on horseback holding the reins of a trotting horse, a man and a woman behind the horse; Side B) a grazing deer before an advancing panther looking back, two opposing sphinxes below with their heads turned back and front paws raised. 1.06 kg, 28 cm



Ex Münzen und Medaillen A.G., H. Cahn, Basel, 13 April 1985. Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12643-236366.

An important work by the leading master of the 'Chalcidian' workshop, which, despite the name, is not to be located in Chalkis itself but rather in a Chalcidian colony in Magna Graecia (possibly Rhegion). Within the oeuvre of Phineus, who is known for his neck-amphorae, examples with two image zones are very rare—see, for example, the fragmentary amphora in the Faina Collection in Orvieto, with similar sphinxes.

With a narrow neck and a broad rim to the mouth, a short strap handle to the rear; painted concentric rings around the mouth. 212 grams, 75 mm



Private collection, acquired in 1994; thence by descent.

From the 8th century B.C., Corinthian pottery vessels were exported to Greek colonies in South Italy and the coast of Asia Minor. They were used to hold perfumed oil, an essential item for the wealthy middle classes of the time. In Italy, especially in Etruria, local workshops produced imitations of Corinthian vessel types for a clientele of Greek settlers and local populations with a taste for Greek fashions.

Mixed group of items, including iridescent glass vessel fragments, a key ring, a kore statuette fragment, and others. 159 grams total, 1.6-12.8 cm



Private collection, Switzerland.

Comprising three irregular dark red amber beads on a square-section rod. 15.65 grams, 48 mm



Formerly in the Kuizenga collection, The Netherlands; the collection formed from the 1970s onwards. Acquired from Helios Gallery Antiquities, Wiltshire, UK. Property of a North Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the Helios Gallery Antiquities certificate of authenticity with stock no.H3955x6.

A decorative fitting with roaring mouth and protruding fangs and tongue, the whiskers depicted in raised radiating ridges, with lidded, elongated almond-shaped eyes and small, round ears; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.11 kg total, 17.5 cm including stand



with Christie’s, New York, 8 June 2001, no.58. Donati collection, Lugano, prior to 1982. Collection of Banca della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, prior to 1986. Formerly in the Bourgknecht collection, Switzerland. Accompanied by Art Loss certificate no.S00123227. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13230-249992.

This head was probably, as was the parallel head of the Barberini Tomb, originally attached to a magnificent bronze cauldron. These large cauldrons of hammered bronze were realised with the heads and necks of two lions and two gryphons attached to the rim. The cauldrons were spherical in form and rested on a stand.

Piriform in profile with basal ring, pinched mouth forming a spout, strap handle. 208 grams, 13.5 cm



Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.

Rounded body with narrow neck and leaf-shaped mouth, strap handle to the rear, the body showing a flying goddess Nike holding a patera; restoration to the neck and the handle. 137 grams, 12.1 cm



Acquired Hastings, London Road, July 1958, for £2.00. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.46.

Drum-shaped type with volute nozzle, large hole to the discus, lateral lug; inked 'L160' to base. 36.1 grams, 64 mm



Ex important German collection, 1970s onwards.

Comprising irregular curved sidewall and rim fragments with reserved and applied ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. 8 grams total, 16-37 mm



Iris Cornelia Love (1933-2020) collection, New York, formed primarily in the 1950s-1970s; on long-term loan to Dietrich von Bothmer, New York, late 1960s/early 1970s to late 1990s.

With a flattened discoid body and a short neck with flared mouth, two applied handles. 560 grams, 19.7 cm



Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London.

Each a cinquefoil in sheet gold with central boss and beaded wire collar, two loops to the reverse; one rosette lacking two petals; in a jewellery presentation case. 4.97 grams total, 12 mm each



Acquired from Derek Content, 6 June 1975. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original invoice from Derek Content, 6 June 1975.

Formed as a standing figure of a nude man with one hand raised, one hand and leg absent; mounted on a custom-made stand with an old label to the underside reading 'Minoan, Pb Cohen, Paris X, 1988'. 46.9 grams total, 76 mm including stand



La Reine Margot Gallery, Paris, France, October 1988. From the collection of a Kensington, London, UK, gentleman. Private collection, London, UK.