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LOT 0611
Greek Attic Red-Figure Fragments
CIRCA 490-470 B.C.
3/4 - 1 5/8 in. (20 grams total, 20-41 mm).
Comprising irregular, finely painted fragments, one with letters and one with prominent dotted hand; possibly attributable to the Brygos Painter. [5]
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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'The Cyrus Collection' Greek Core-Formed Glass Oinochoe
5th century B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Ovoid blue body with narrow flared foot, pinched mouth and applied strap handle; marvered trail decoration in yellow to the shoulder, applied trails to the neck, marvered and dragged trails to the equator; cleaned and repolished; supplied with a custom-made stand. 197 grams total, 13.5 cm high including stand
Ex Antike Kunst Palladion, Basel. The Cyrus collection, 1970s. with Sotheby’s, New York, 9 December 2003, no.88. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13097-248080.
During the 5th century B.C., the colours of Mediterranean Group I vessels expanded from blue or opaque white to include dark green, golden brown, and opaque brick red. -
Etruscan Bronze Ceres Statuette
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
Female with hair drawn up in a chignon, palla wrapped tightly around the upper body hiding the right arm bent with the hand at the shoulder, lower hem of robe flared; fixing lug to underside. 86 grams, 71 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This is a figurine of a deity of difficult interpretation representing an ex-voto. This typology is widespread in the votive offerings of Etrusco-Roman sanctuaries, and by analogy with various statuettes could represent Ceres. -
Greek Bronze Spiral Fibula
Geometric, 8th-6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £416
Formed from a single filament rolled into two 'spectacle' discs; one of the spirals terminating in a long pin, the other in a hook serving as the catch; openwork figure-of-eight at the centre. 25.8 grams, 80 mm
Ex collection Mr. K.H., Germany, Private collection, acquired in 2012.
