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LOT 0541
Corinthian Miniature Terracotta Skyphos Collection
6TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/2 - 4 in. (103 grams total, 6.5-10.1 cm).
Group of four graduated ceramic cups, each with two loop handles to the rim and painted detailing to the outer face. [4]
ProvenanceAcquired from Gallery Gryphos, Munich, early 2000s.
European private collection.
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LOT 0541
Corinthian Miniature Terracotta Skyphos Collection
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Greek Gold Earring with Gemstones
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
Comprising a sturdy hoop with opposed loop closure, frame of granulated gold collars and rods supporting tubular, cuboid and other beads in amethyst, pearl and other materials. 7.48 grams, 46 mm
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. -
Greek Gold Figure of Nike from a Monumental Funerary Wreath
South Italian, 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,040
Formed as a composite figurine comprising: hollow-formed nude female figure with left arm extended to her side and fingers curled inwards, right hand at her side, hair drawn up in a chignon surmounted by an applied beaded-wire diadem; two sub-triangular wings each attached to the shoulder blades, with repoussé feather detailing to the obverse; broad D-shaped panel attached to the waist and rear of the legs, with radiating arch detailing; supplied with a custom-made display stand. 56 grams total, 92 mm including stand
Focquaert collection, Belgium, 1970s. European private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12220-222337.
Similar statuettes were surmounting huge funerary wreaths, like the one from Armento (325-300 B.C. made in Southern Italy). The wreaths, composed of golden flowers, leaves, fruits, bees and Erotes, have a winged goddess, with all probability Nike, the Greek goddess of victory, as the central motif. It is possible that the wreath was given to the deceased as a prize after a successful competition, but the dimensions of the Nike show that it was an extremely rare artefact. These costly objects were financed by rich and powerful Mecenates, like Kreithonios, named in the inscription on the base of Nike from Armento. -
Cypriot Terracotta Tripod Jug
Early Bronze Age, 2300-2000 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With bulbous body, broad mouth, three radiating legs, small loop handle to the rim and larger opposite. 191 grams, 12.5 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.
