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LOT 0522
Graeco-Persian Silver Spoon
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
6 in. (30.8 grams, 15 cm).
The shallow 'bowl' or plaque with a squared tip, round-section shank and horned animal had finial with stylised detailing.
ProvenanceUK collection, early 1990s and before.
Acquired on the UK art market since the early 2000s.
From a private collection, Lancashire, UK.
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Parthian Glazed Ceramic Jug
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Speckled glaze; deep shoulder with chamfered rim and strap handle. 776 grams, 16.5 cm high
Acquired by the vendors father on the UK art market, before 1990. -
Etruscan Painted Terracotta Architectural Cornice
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,900
A fragment of amorphous form, decorated in relief with scrolling tendrils and anthemion, painted egg-and-dart ornament above, surmounted by moulded bands and a frieze of meander and chequerboard panels; remains of red and black painted pigment. 5.1 kg, 34.5 cm wide
Private collection, Switzerland, 1960s. From the Sir Claude Hankes-Drielsma collection, prior to 2006. with Christie's, London, The Stanford Place Collection of Antiquities, 26 April 2006, lot 36. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate number S00209802, dated 14 June 2021. Accompanied by a detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.203716. -
Archaic Greek Gold Intaglio with Mythical Creature
Circa 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
The gold roundel displaying an incuse winged creature with the head of a human and body of an animal. 0.50 grams, 7 mm
Acquired 1969-1999. From the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, thence by descent.
