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LOT 0648
Cypriot Terracotta Tripod Jug
EARLY BRONZE AGE, 2300-2000 B.C.
5 in. (191 grams, 12.5 cm).
With bulbous body, broad mouth, three radiating legs, small loop handle to the rim and larger opposite. [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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Greek Geometric Bronze Spiral Fibula
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Formed from a single filament rolled into two 'spectacle' discs; one of the spirals terminating in a long pin, the other in a hook serving as the catchplate; openwork figure-of-eight at the centre; pin present but detached. 159 grams, 16.5 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Greek Marble Head of a Youth
Early 5th century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
Carved in the round; semi-naturalistic anatomic and facial detailing, hair gathered loosely at the neck and tied with a taenia knotted at the nape of the neck; mounted on a custom-made display base. 879 grams total, 18 cm high including stand
Ex old European private property, by inheritance to the previous owner. Ex Schuler Auktionen, Zürich, 10 December 2020, no.1211. 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.11817-206512.
The small statuette to which the head belonged was probably that of a naked youth, the so-called kouros, typical of archaic Greek sculpture from the 7th century B.C. onwards. -
Hellenistic Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 300 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £72
Dark maroon in colour with black strokes; broad shoulder with raised rim to the central vent, squat nozzle, lobe handle to the rear; accompanied by a certificate of authenticity issued by Ancient Art at Fortnum & Mason stating 'Hellenistic Greek terracotta oil lamp with unusual knopped handle, dating to c. 300 Bc. Formerly in the collection of the German royal family.' 57 grams, 10 cm
Ex Ancient Art at Fortnum & Mason, London, UK. Acquired 2005. From the private collection of Ms Tucker, London, UK. Accompanied by the original Fortnum & Mason certificate of authenticity and Ancient Art invoice dated 6 December 2005.
