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Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa late 5th century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £5
Shallow, round body with inturned rim to the central vent, square-ended nozzle and low foot; lateral lugs forming attachment points for a handle (absent); old collector's labels to underside and '1801' to nozzle; typed data panel. 56 grams, 90 mm
From the collection of the late Bernard C. Pickard, Hampshire, UK, the owner of Bernard C. Pickard Antiquities, which closed in 1987, he had been collecting since the mid 1950s. Accompanied by a typed information display card.
Bernard Pickard was a close friend of Richard Hattatt, the renowned author of several books on ancient brooches. Hattatt acknowledges in his first book, Ancient & Romano-British Brooches, published in 1982, that Mr Pickard first aroused his interest in brooches and inspired him in writing his books during his retirement. Mr Pickard also wrote the foreword to the section on Roman animal brooches, op.cit. p.158-160. -
Cypro-Phoenician Bronze Cup
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £81
Bell-shaped in profile with carination above the foot. 144 grams, 11.2 cm
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
Cypro-Phoenician Gold Bead of a Naked Young Man
Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £35
Sheet-gold bead modelled in the round as a young nude male with his hands held on top of his head. 2.08 grams, 38 mm
By repute with Christie's, New York, 1996 and an old European collection. Private collection, London, UK. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Standing Figure
Circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Featuring a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a stylised figure facing left. 1.58 grams, 18.07 mm overall, 14.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Annulets
Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Low profile and a long nozzle, the body with annulets on the shoulder and two projecting lugs on each side of the nozzle. 49.3 grams, 81 mm
From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s. -
Mycenaean Glazed Terracotta Conical Shaped Stamp Seal with Animal
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £90
Conical body pierced through the top, the underside with an incuse seated beast with open wings facing back; accompanied by a museum-quality impression. 4.55 grams, 20 mm wide
UK private collection before 2000. London collection, acquired on the UK art market.