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LOT 0104
Gnathian Plastic Vase in the Shape of a Woman
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
12 1/4 in. (1.34 kg total, 31 cm high excluding stand).
Hollow-formed with broad chamfered base, body modelled as the head of a woman supporting the neck in the form of a trefoil oinochoe with a high, curving handle to the rear; moulded head with detailed swept hair hair wrapped in a cloth (sakkos), and stern facial features; circumferential painted band beneath the rim and vertical strokes; supplied with a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceAcquired from Galerie Simone de Monbrison, Rue Bonaparte, Paris, France, 1980.
Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N125e36 from Oxford Authentication.
Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.150924, dated 19 December 2013.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12666-234641.
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. Beazley, J.D., Charinos: Attic Vases in the Form of Human Heads in Journal of Hellenic Studies 49, 1929, pp.38-78.
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LOT 0104
Gnathian Plastic Vase in the Shape of a Woman
Estimate £8,000 - 10,000€9,280 - 11,600 (for guidance only)$10,800 - 13,500 (for guidance only)
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Greek Gold Ring with Rosette and Filigree
5th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £810
With granule to each shoulder, discoid bezel with beaded wire rim, ropework band and central cinquefoil motif. 6.37 grams, 25.62 mm overall, 22.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
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.12388-226931. 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. -
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Gnathian Plastic Vase in the Shape of a Woman
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,600
Hollow-formed with broad chamfered base, body modelled as the head of a woman supporting the neck in the form of a trefoil oinochoe with a high, curving handle to the rear; moulded head with detailed swept hair hair wrapped in a cloth (sakkos), and stern facial features; circumferential painted band beneath the rim and vertical strokes; supplied with a custom-made stand. 1.34 kg total, 31 cm high excluding stand
Acquired from Galerie Simone de Monbrison, Rue Bonaparte, Paris, France, 1980. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N125e36 from Oxford Authentication. Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.150924, dated 19 December 2013. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12666-234641. 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 Attic Terracotta Black Figure Painted Lekythos Attributed to the Athena Painter
Circa 490 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Nearly cylindrical body with a slightly sloping shoulder with five palmettes and eight dots in between; main image showing a Dionysian procession with two advancing nude satyrs facing a young male playing a double pipe, each of the satyrs leaning on a walking stick and having a long garment draped over their shoulders and wearing a fillet and a large wreath on their heads. 649 grams, 29.2 cm
Münzen und Medaillen A.G., H. Cahn, Basel, 24 April 1989. Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12641-236375. 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.
