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LOT 0108
Greek Black-Glazed Plate
5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 in. (192 grams, 12.7 cm wide).
Shallow-bodied with broad foot; incised fluting around the exterior body and rim.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1960s-1970s.
Ex European private collection.
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LOT 0108
Greek Black-Glazed Plate
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Scythian Gold Appliqué
Late 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
Formed using sheet-gold in the shape of an animal bounding left, incised detailing to the coat; accompanied by a display mount. 33.78 grams total, 71 mm including stand
Ex Symes Gallery, Mayfair, London, UK. Exhibited in 'Schythian Gold', pre 1999. -
Eastern Mediterranean Painted Pottery Bowl with Handles
8th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Conical in form with rounded shoulder, everted rim and two round-section handles; painted with concentric bands around the inner and outer faces. 243 grams, 15.5 cm wide
Acquired in Europe before 1992. European collection. -
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Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Youth
3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £18,200
Tousled curly hair, strong aquiline nose and full mouth; the deep eyes marked by raised eyelids and prominent semi-circular eyebrows; the hair arranged in overlapping rows of locks; repaired; mounted on a later porphyry plinth. 1.40 kg total, 23.5 cm high including stand
From the estates of the late Adrian Stanford and Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley. with the previous owner since 1982. with Christie's, London, South Kensington, 22 February 2017, lot 10. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11774-204595.
The head represents a Hellenistic portrait of a young man, whose characteristics seem to suggest a reference to a youthful portrait of Alexander the Great. Another possibility is that it represents the portrait of Alexander’s companion, Hephaestion.
