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LOT 0043
Cypriot White-Slip Ware Tankard
CIRCA 1600-1450 B.C.
7 3/4 in. (535 grams, 19.5 cm).
With globular lower body supporting a broad and slightly waisted tubular neck with everted rim, D-shaped spur to the forward face, strap handle to the rear with flat-section thumb-pad, trumpet-shaped foot; the thumb-pad and rim with painted bands of pointillé decoration, rim with muti-linear radiating bands, vertical bands to the neck formed with hatched lozenges, hatched horizontal and vertical bands to the lower body and wavy linear bands beneath the foot; old collector's reference '15.76' to underside; [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFormerly part of the Cesnola collection. this item has a red-ink inscription to the base suggesting it may have been deaccessioned from The Metropolitan Museum of Art.
with Sotheby Parke Bernet, New York, 26 May 1982, no.411.
with Christie's, New York, 11 June 2003, no.95 (part).
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
See Karageorghis, Ancient Art from Cyprus, The Cesnola Collection in the Metropolitan Museum of Art, no.52, p.38, for a similar tankard.
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Greek Bronze Mirror with Eros and Aphrodite
Late Classic-early Hellenistic Period, mid-late 4th century B.C.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
A circular box mirror comprising: a lid featuring a hammered sheet repoussé appliqué of Eros and Aphrodite, god and goddess of love, standing on either side of a thymiaterion, or censer associated with religious worship and ritual; Eros with wings outstretched, left hand supporting the top tier of the censer, right hand lowered to his side holding a wreath(?); much delicate incised detailing to his wings indicating a feathered texture; Aphrodite standing to the right, wearing a floor-length woollen tunic or chiton, a pleated himation around her waist and draped over her left arm; right hand held above the top tier of the censer; the scene is framed within an incised circular roundel; the interior of the lid, and the base including its flange, featuring a series of lathe-turned concentric circular mouldings; both halves mounted on a cleverly designed custom-made stand, which reproduces the human act of lifting the lid off the mirror base; museum-quality. 1.17 kg total, 15 cm
Private collection, London, 1975. with Christie's, Rockefeller Plaza, New York, 9 June 2011, no.109. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Kallos Gallery catalogue pages where the mirror is published. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12054-213612.
Handleless mirrors were luxury items that began to be produced in the second half of the 5th century B.C. Themes surrounding Aphrodite were very popular at this time. During the 4th century B.C. Eros was commonly depicted as a slim youth approaching manhood rather than as a child, as he is shown here on our example. Eros and Aphrodite are the two Greek deities most famously believed to induce desire. -
Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
13th-11th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Drum-shaped with a sloping shoulder, short neck, trumpet-style neck and mouth and a gently rounded base; three loop handles at regular intervals around the shoulder; reddish-brown painted geometric bands and cross-hatching against a cream slip. 190 grams, 93 mm wide
Ex private collection, Holland. Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery, 2003. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11852-206835. -
Archaic Greek Set of Four Gold Beads
Early-mid 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Comprising four hollow-formed beads with tight rows of applied bosses, each boss with granulation to the centre. 25 grams total, 24-29 mm
From the property of the late Mr SM, London, UK, 1969-1999.
