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LOT 0573
Etruscan Black-Glazed Terracotta Guttos
CIRCA 400-300 B.C.
4 in. (120 grams, 10.2 cm).
Discoid in plan with trumpet-shaped spout and strap handle; old collector's label ' Ancient Greek / Exceedingly rare Etruscan Plaque in black ware / BC 400-300 / Excavated at Orvieto / Quite perfect / From Lord Devereaux's coll'n.'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBelieved to have been part of the Duke of Northumberland collection.
From an early 20th century collection with reference no.6/? From a Hampshire, UK, private collection.
Accompanied be an early 20th century inked information packet.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Etruscan Bronze Statuette of a Draped Hero
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £9,000
Modelled in the round standing erect with right hand on his hip and left arm extending from the elbow resting on the left hip and with fingers curled to hold a staff or handle, wearing a loosely draped cloth over the left shoulder and drawn around the body to hang over the arms; ribbed cuffs to the boots; youthful face with tousled hair and slightly exaggerated lentoid eyes; C-shaped staple beneath the feet for attachment; supplied with a custom-made display stand. 506 grams total, 18.7 cm including stand
with Sotheby’s, Antiquities, London, 6 July 1995, no.130. Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12194-222321. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The statue was probably a cult offering and presents an archaic Etruscan hairstyle, being part of the Italic statuettes produced as votive offering to the temples or for private lararia. His warrior status can be confirmed by his boots, typical of Etruscan and Latin warriors of archaic times. -
Greek Terracotta Bellied Askos with Handle
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Unglazed ring above the foot, biconvex profile with carinated shoulder, loop handle and domed mouth, Western Greek type. 167 grams, 10 cm
with Beaussant Lefèvre, Paris, 3 March 2006, no.89. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00035644. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Large Greek Geometric Bronze Spiral Fibula
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Formed from a single square-section 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 broken, coils separated. 159 grams, 17 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
