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LOT 0833
Graeco-Roman Variegated Agate Gemstone with Capricorn
1ST CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (2 grams, 14 mm).
Scaraboid type with intaglio capricorn advancing within a border; chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. Kaić, I., ‘Engraved gems as part of the Augustan Propaganda. Some examples from Croatia’ in Milićević Bradač, M., Demicheli, D., The century of the brave, Roman conquest and indigenous resistance in Illyricum during the time of Augustus and his heirs, proceedings of the international conference Zagreb, 22-26,9,2014, Zagreb, 2018, fig.6, for similar.
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LOT 0833
Graeco-Roman Variegated Agate Gemstone with Capricorn
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Greek Gold Earring Pair with a Dove above a Corinthian Capital
Hellenistic, circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £1,500
Each a filigree hoop with a hollow-formed sheet-gold dove with applied filigree and granulation collar, a cell to the chest with inset garnet cabochon, perching on the scrolled capital of a column; supplied with modern earring attachments so that they can be worn, with a presentation box. 10.08 grams total, 51-52 mm
Acquired from Derek Content, 8 July 1976 ($3,800). Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a handwritten invoice/letter with references from Derek Content for the piece, dated 8 July 1976. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13421-259832.
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Etruscan Bronze Bracelet Fragment with Three Amber Beads
Etruscan or Italic, 7th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £70 - 90 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising three irregular dark red amber beads on a square-section rod. 15.65 grams, 48 mm
Formerly in the Kuizenga collection, The Netherlands; the collection formed from the 1970s onwards. Acquired from Helios Gallery Antiquities, Wiltshire, UK. Property of a North Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. Accompanied by a copy of the Helios Gallery Antiquities certificate of authenticity with stock no.H3955x6. -
Etruscan Oinochoe with Tongue Frieze
7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £725
Bulbous in profile with a high, double-ribbed handle from the trefoil mouth to the shoulder; carinated collar above frieze of radiating tongues in glaze on the shoulder; two wavy bands on the neck, lines on the belly in opaque white. 975 grams, 27.5 cm
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