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LOT 0049
Chalcidian Terracotta Amphora Attributed to the Phineus Painter
525 B.C.
11 in. (1.06 kg, 28 cm).
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.
ProvenanceEx 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.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession no.49.113, for a neck-amphora attributed to the Phineus Painter and showing a youth on horseback.
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LOT 0049
Chalcidian Terracotta Amphora Attributed to the Phineus Painter
Estimate £5,000 - 7,000€5,800 - 8,120 (for guidance only)$6,750 - 9,450 (for guidance only)
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3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Each moulded with plain reverse, some facial and body detailing to obverse with flared foot. 200 grams total, 10.4-11.1 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Parthian Terracotta Horse and Rider Group
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Each formed as a horse with a tall neck and four splayed legs, a bearded rider figure to the rear; one mounted on a custom-made stand. 309 grams total, 9.5-12.3 cm including stand
Fine condition.
Property of a London gentleman; formerly in a French private collection, 1975. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. -
Roman Gold Pendant with Onyx Cameo
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Comprising a gold medallion and high-relief onyx cameo with female bust in profile facing right, the lower half of her face absent; the jawline and long neck finely carved, hair gathered in a low bun, drapery of the dress framing her face below; set within a gold sleeve and framed by a delicate border with a petal motif; gold loop for suspension. 4.03 grams, 26.90 mm
From the collection of a Cambridge lady, 1990s.
