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LOT 0563
Etruscan Engraved Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
1 3/8 in. (10.23 grams, 35.18 mm overall, 17.75 x 23.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Carnelian scarab with flat underside, segmented border around a figure bent over his tools, set into a later swivel-mount with carinated hoop, wires wound round the shank at each shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from a London dealer in the 1980s.
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12745-234210.
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.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 43, for type.
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LOT 0563
Etruscan Engraved Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
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Greek Bronze Duck's Head
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £810
Modelled in the round with realistic features, textured plumage, rounded beak. 236 grams, 10.1 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12378-226677. 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. -
Greek Terracotta Siren Vessel
Rhodian, circa 550–500 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
A mould-made vessel with the body of a bird and the head of youthful female with her head turned right, hair arranged in long plaits falling on her shoulders, small lug on the back, the body resting on stylised legs tucked beneath the body. 341 grams, 18 cm
Ex Dr U.W., Biel, Switzerland. with Rhea Galerie, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12647-236463. 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. -
Map of La Nouvelle Grece Selon Toutes les Regions & Provinces, in Greece by Sebastian Munster
1552 A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Map of Greece and adjacent portion of the coast of Asia Minor with regional names in blackletter script; with title 'La Nouvelle Grece Selon Toutes les Regions & Provinces d'icelle tant de ca que de la 'Hellespont'; title page to reverse. 9 grams, 39.6 x 31.5 cm
Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
