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LOT 0983
Greek Agate Gemstone with Running Hound
CIRCA 300-200 B.C.
3/8 in. (0.53 grams, 11.01 mm).
With intaglio running hound; chipped; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Punic Buff Ware Two-Handled Vase
Circa 100 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
Ovoid body with flat base and a cylindrical neck with flared rim, two handles on the sides and three groups of circumferential bands on the neck and body; repaired. 1.22 kg, 26.4 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A83. -
Greek Silver-Gilt Vase with Winged Putti Picking Grapes
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Piriform in profile with flared foot and carinated ring at the shoulder, everted rim at the mouth; band of punched decoration on the neck with vinescrolls; similar band to the shoulder with bunches of grapes, tendrils and putti. 150 grams, 14.5 cm
Acquired on the US art market, early 1990s. Private collection, North America. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13244-252968.
There is ample evidence that the princes of the Hellenistic world had a large appetite for expensive tableware. In a procession preceding games organised by the eccentric Antiochos IV Epiphanes (175-163 B.C.) in the Antiochene suburb of Daphne, 1000 silver vessels and 800 gold ones were carried. Kallixeinos of Rhodes reported the combined weight of gold and silver vessels displayed inside the pavilion of Ptolemy II Philadelphos as 10,000 talents, a weight of well over 200 tons. -
Scythian Bronze Eagle's Talon Pendant
Circa 6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Curved round-section hook with cuboid finial pierced on all four sides and to the top. 23.01 grams, 44.37 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
