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LOT 0539
Etruscan Bronze Animal Figure
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 in. (17 grams, 44 mm).
Modelled with an elongated body and raised tail, a small head with pricked ears, and pierced through the body. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Eastern Mediterranean Two-Handled Vase
Iron Age, circa 6th century B.C. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
With piriform body, broad neck and flared mouth with rolled rim, two lateral loop handles to the shoulder; painted circumferential bands. 593 grams, 19.3 cm
Property of a Northamptonshire collector. Acquired on the UK art market at auction in 2012. Property of a West Northamptonshire, UK, gentleman. -
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Greek Gold and Bead Drop Earrings
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Matched pair of hooked wire earrings, each with an inset cabochon, articulated dangles and other ornaments. 5.15 grams total, 46 mm each
Private American collection, 1970s-1980s. with Robert Haber, New York, USA, circa 1990s. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, 8 September 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13187-249264.
This pair belongs to the Hellenistic group of earrings with pendants, a broad group including pendants shaped as amphorae, birds, erotes and other exotic elements. Most of them come from sites around the Aegean or the Eastern Mediterranean and were probably produced in workshops in these regions. They usually date from the 2nd to the 1st centuries B.C. -
Scythian Gold-Clad Ribbed Torc with Decorated Terminals
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,360
Round in section with ribbing, rectangular finials with billeting to the borders and edges, and rows of impressed roundels. 481 grams, 28 cm
Private collection, Wagner family, Germany, 1955. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12389-226870.
