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LOT 0598
Etruscan Stone Animal Figure Group
CIRCA 6TH CENTURY B.C.
1 - 1 3/4 in. (11.3 grams total, 26.3-46 mm).
Comprising two stylised figures, one with an elongated body and one with a stocky body. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Villanovan Bronze Horse Bit
Iron Age, circa 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
A snaffle bit with a loop at each outer end with ferrous remains and a three-lobed strap junction attached to the straight mouth bars. 280 grams, 26.9 cm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Black-Figure Miniature Amphora with Swan
Attic, 6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With two handles and an everted rim; parallel, vertical strokes on the neck and below a swan with its wings open and neck elegantly curved, a staff on the background. 57.1 grams, 76 mm
Swiss private collection, assembled in the 1960s and 1970s. Acquired by the present owner in 2004. 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 a search certificate number no.13019-246754.
The swan was a favoured motif in Greek art, admired for its elegance and associations with divinity and beauty. In mythology, the bird was sacred to Apollo, god of music and light, whose chariot was said to be drawn by swans on his annual journey to the land of the Hyperboreans. It was likewise linked to Aphrodite, symbolising love and sensuality, and appears in scenes celebrating harmony and the ideal of beauty. The swan also featured prominently in the myth of Leda and the Swan, in which Zeus, transformed into the bird, inspired numerous representations across Greek art. -
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Parthian Bronze Satyr Oil Lamp Section
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Fragment comprising: tubular body with raised neck to the filler hole, everted rim and spur to reverse; raised tubular neck and head with pelletted collar, hair and bead, pinched nose, pellet eyes, crescent brow, goat's horn extending above in an arch to meet lateral extension from the brow and remains of similar to the other side; goat's legs below the body with hooves, pelletted bracket at the thigh and part of an arched extension connecting to the brow; nozzle to the forward edge and ovoid everted rim. 799 grams, 21 cm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK.
The theme of the item is similar to the classical satyr, part human and part goat.
