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LOT 0025
Graeco-Roman Sard Gemstone of the God Apollo in Gold Mount
2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (1.66 grams, 24 mm).
With intaglio profile bust of youthful male with curly hair, wearing a headdress; set in a later Roman period gold mount with roped border and attachment loop to the top; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenancePrivate English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s.
Private collection, London, UK.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings. The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 222, for intaglio type.
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LOT 0025
Graeco-Roman Sard Gemstone of the God Apollo in Gold Mount
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,000
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Large Greek Terracotta Deep Glazed Bowl
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £468
Glazed Slope-Ware vessel with narrow base, reserved concentric rings to the iner face; some restoration to rim; supplied with a display stand. 337 grams, 21.5 cm wide
Property of a private collector. with Bonhams, London, 16 May 2002, no.551. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075157. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. -
Greek Black-Figure Alabastron with Fish Scale Pattern, Possibly Attributed to the Bulas Group
Attic, early 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Ovoid shape with short neck and expanded flat rim; painted with horizontal bands with vertical strokes on the shoulder, fish-scale pattern below and running scrolled tendrils; horizontal stripes below. 87 grams, 13 cm
partially repainted
Collection of M. Bouvier, Switzerland (1901-1980), Switzerland. Bouvier was a law professor in Alexandria prior to 1930. with Christie's, London, 7 October 2010, no.117. Private collection, 2010. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N125q42 by Oxford Authentication. Accompanied by copies of the Christie's catalogue pages. 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.13008-246447.
The alabastra of the Bulas Group display scale-like patterns. They were painted with slip, a liquid clay which vitrifies when fired. This group is usually dated to the late 5th – early 4th century B.C. It was named after Kazimierz Bulas, who was the first to study them in depth in the 1930s. He characterised various shapes according to their decorative techniques (nets and floral patterns) and their functions. -
Greek Red-Figure Patera with Chimera
Apulian, 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £5,720
With curved rim, carinated profile and low foot; rim with reserved wave pattern, tondo with reserved ring enclosing a chimera in profile advancing on an egg-and-dart baseline; repaired and partly restored. 342 grams, 20.5 cm wide
Ex private North American collection. Acquired in the United States, 2010. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N126a12 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13028-246781.
The legend of Bellerophon and the chimaera was a subject highly appreciated by the Greek ceramists. Red-figure Apulian plates depicting the chimaera were realised in South Italian workshops dating back to around 350-340 BC. The most famous example and possible prototype is the one held at the Musée du Louvre in Paris, created using the red-figure technique.
