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LOT 0614
Greek Attic Red-Figure Fragment Collection
EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 1 in. (6.31 grams total, 18-26 mm).
Comprising four irregular, finely painted fragments depicting: an outstretched hand below a letter, a young male face in profile, and a pair of horseheads. [4]
ProvenanceFrom the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Europe.
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Large Greek Bronze Double-Headed Animal Terminal
Geometric, 8th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Comprising a crescent body with a slender neck at each end, topped by a bird-head with a rectangular crest, vertical legs with raised block detailing conjoined at the lower end into a mounting peg. 55.6 grams, 86 mm
Ex collection Mr K.H., Germany. Private collection, acquired in 2012. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13077-246757.
Bird figures, standing on plates or discs, are found as votives mainly in Northern Greek sanctuaries of the Geometric Age. They should be regarded as symbolic and sometimes modest gifts to the gods. Some birds were also designed as pendants. The present fitting evokes the rooster, but a possible representation of a peacock and its connection with Hera is not to be excluded. -
Greek Silver Earring Pair with Nike
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Each with a hook and spherical beads, applied collars and a winged figure of Nike with arms extended. 9.66 grams total, 34-37 mm
Acquired before 1983. Ex London gallery, 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Greek Bronze Duck's Head
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,690
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.
