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LOT 0567
Greek and Other Terracotta Vessel Collection
MID 1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-EARLY 1ST MILLENNIUM A.D.
3 5/8 - 4 3/4 in. (500 grams total, 9.3-12 cm).
Including a piriform redware vase, small ewer with strap handle and other items. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a family collection mostly formed in the 1940s-1950s, thence by descent.
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AUCTIONS:
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Greek Bronze Duck's Head
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Modelled in the round with realistic features, textured plumage, rounded beak. 236 grams, 10.1 cm
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.12378-226677. -
Etruscan Bronze Decorated Belt Mount
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
With domed plaque and ribbed hook; the plaque formed as the pinions and folded wings of a bird of prey, the ribbed neck extending to a dog's head with ears folded back, hook protruding from the mouth; palmette decoration to finial; mounted on a custom-made stand. 149 grams total, 86 mm wide including stand
English private collection. with ArtAncient Ltd, 2013. Private collection, London. -
Greek Black Ware Vessel Group
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Comprising a low footed dish; a kylix with flared foot, chamfered rim, single loop handle; a squat oinochoe with vertically ribbed body, flared rim, bifid loop handle. 352 grams total, 8.6-14.2 cm
Acquired on the London art market in the early 2000s. Ex property of an East Anglian gentleman.