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LOT 0572
Greek Attic Red-Figure Fragment Collection
EARLY 5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/8 - 2 3/4 in. (26 grams total, 36-70 mm).
Comprising four irregular fragments depicting an owl with a dotted body and large circular eyes, a youthful nude wearing a laurel wreath, a draped young female, male head with long hair wearing a wreath of vine leaves. [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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Greek Gold Earring Pair with Rosettes
5th century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Each a sturdy hoop with a hook-and-eye closure, granule above; discoid plaque with applied granule border, filigree rosette. 5.64 grams total, 22.9-24.8 mm
Acquired on the UK art market 1971-1974. Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13173-248088. -
Greek Terracotta Figure of a Seated Goddess
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £650
Hollow-formed figurine of a female wearing a himation seated on a high-backed chair with right hand in her lap and left arm bent over the back of the chair; triangular vent to reverse, hollow underside; Tanagra type. 255 grams, 13.8 cm
Collection of Mr C., Geneva, Switzerland (1936-2016), assembled between 1985 and 2010. -
Greek Attic Red-Figure Fragment Depicting a Nude Hero
Early 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Irregular fragment with nude body fragment partially draped in a chlamys, with finely painted slender hand on a hip. 11.73 grams, 42 mm
From the stock of a former UK antiquarian, acquired at trade fairs and from private collection formed in the 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Europe.
