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LOT 0066
Graeco-Roman Silver Spoon with Lion Head
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 in. (9.42 grams, 15.2 cm).
Deep piriform bowl with scooped repoussé rear, baluster formed as a lioness's head with applied rosette to the brow, twisted handle with knop finial.
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
LiteratureCf. Shelton, K.J., The Esquiline Treasure, London, 1981, item 27, for type.
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Greek Attic Terracotta Lekythos with Battle Scene
500 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With flared foot, broad shoulder an trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle to the rear; painted frieze with scene of two warriors fighting on foot with spears, watched by four silhouetted spearmen with pointillé detailing. 270 grams, 17.1 cm
Acquired in Germany, 2006. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12382-226969. -
Greek Gold Necklace with Amuletic Pendants
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
An elaborate two-tiered necklace composed of granulated pendants, most with a teardrop-shaped breloque suspended below and two with an applied rosette to the centre; interspersed with a selection of gold beads comprising lions, bulls, leopards, a sphinx, and a siren; central feature comprising a bead formed as a man riding a lion(?) flanked by two drops, one with a seated sphinx and the other a stylised fish, both with a teardrop-shaped pendant drop; suspended from a plaited chain, no clasp; repaired. 42.02 grams, 52.5 cm long
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.12387-226694. -
Cypriot Large Limestone Figure Fragment Group
2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Including the torso of a soldier with baldric, left hand clutching the hilt of the sword. 1.15 kg total, 10.3-13 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
