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Parthian Green Glazed Jug
Circa 2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Greek Red Figure Ware Squat Lekythos with the Goddess Nike
Attic, circa 440-420 B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £25
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. -
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
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. -
Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5th century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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. -
Parthian Blue Glazed Flask
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
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. -
Greek Gold Rosette Mount Set
Circa 500-400 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
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. -
Greek Lead Votive Figure
3rd-1st millenium B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £15
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. -
Parthian Terracotta Dish
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Broad and shallow with squared edge to the rim. 501 grams, 20.4 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Greek Bronze Statuette of a Coiled and Rearing Snake
Archaic, 6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Modelled in the round with coiled body and rearing head, barbed fin to the forehead, punched annulet texturing on the body. 312 grams, 11 cm
Private collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, assembled in the 1980s. Acquired in 1995 by a European private collector. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12856-241689.
Snakes were important symbols in ancient Greek culture and were often linked with protection, healing, and renewal. Because they shed their skin, they were seen as a sign of rebirth and new life. They were also connected with gods and spirits of the earth and underworld, and in some cases were thought to protect the home or sacred places. In Greek art, a snake could therefore carry both religious and symbolic meaning. -
Greek Terracotta Female Protome Head
Late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Hollow-formed female face with a pointed nose and narrow lips, wearing a pair of disc earrings, head covered by a stephane headdress and a veil, a small hole on top for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand. 178 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand
Ex André Lorenceau (1930-2019), Baselland, 1960s-2000; thence by descent.
Terracottas of this type typically served as votive offerings and may represent the deity to whom the offering was presented. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Animals
Hellenistic, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
The hoop with raised angular bosses, circular bezel with two opposing lions standing on their hind legs and holding an eye motif(?) in their jaws, a stork and a branch below. 7.64 grams, 27.30 mm overall, 18.85 x 19.63 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R, USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
Greek Garnet Gemstone with Bust
Late Hellenistic, circa 1st century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Plano-convex type with intaglio profile female bust; supplied with an impression. 0.27 grams, 7 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
