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LOT 0821
Corinthian Terracotta Round Alabastron with Lion and Swan
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/8 in. (46 grams, 85 mm).
Piriform body, short neck, remains of a handle, decorated with painted motifs of a seated lion with open mouth facing a swan among stylised flower and dot decoration.
ProvenanceEx Lotti Hohl, Switzerland; acquired before 1987.
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LOT 0821
Corinthian Terracotta Round Alabastron with Lion and Swan
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£90 (EUR 104; USD 122) ‡+BP*
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Corinthian Terracotta Round Alabastron with Lion and Swan
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Piriform body, short neck, remains of a handle, decorated with painted motifs of a seated lion with open mouth facing a swan among stylised flower and dot decoration. 46 grams, 85 mm
Ex Lotti Hohl, Switzerland; acquired before 1987. -
Large Villanovan Terracotta Impasto Urn
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £725
With narrow foot and flared lower body rising to a carinated band and bell-shaped upper, flared rim to the mouth; single lateral loop handle at the carination, horizontal bands of incised lattice, zigzag and other ornament. 4.74 kg, 42 cm
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder and Dr Werner Alder, Switzerland; thence by descent. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Animals
Hellenistic, circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening 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.
