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LOT 0625
Cypriot Red Polished Ware Bowl Group
EARLY-MIDDLE BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 2700-1900 B.C.
5 1/2 - 5 7/8 in. (1.09 kg total, 14-15 cm).
Group of three hemispherical bowls with burnished surface, one with old collector's inked notation 'L.S./2.60'. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom 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.
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Etruscan Gold Filigree Leech Brooch
7th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Hollow-formed bow with applied floral detailing, filigree and granules, double-coiled spring and pin; tongue-shaped foot with dense granule detailing, globe finial with rosette above. 13.86 grams, 69 mm
Acquired in the 1970s. Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12112-213116. -
Syrio-Phoenician Shipwreck Terracotta Birthing Group
Iron Age II, 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Hollow-formed figurine comprising a nude female with dressed hair on a stool assisting with the birth of a baby from a taller figure; hollow to the underside; marine accretions. 844 grams, 18 cm wide
From an early 1960s collection. 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. Accompanied by an old handwritten identification tag with provenance. -
Greek Bronze Snake Biting a Cicada Mount Fragment
Circa 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £520
D-section insect body with lateral splayed wings, merging with the head of a serpent with scale detailing. 46.15 grams, 43 mm
From the collection of an London antiquarian, 1980s.
