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LOT 0861
Greek Bronze Artefact Group
7TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3 5/8 - 4 1/2 in. (33.5 grams total, 9.1-11.6 cm).
Comprising a round-section tapering pin with a segmented rectangular head; a large fibula formed from a D-section body gradually modelled into a round-section pin secured in a flat-section catchplate; a mount formed as a heart-shaped raised plaque with a rectangular neck and stylised head, incised linear and raised spiral decoration to the outer face, round-section hook to the bottom. [3]
ProvenanceEx André Lorenceau (1930-2019), Baselland, circa 1960s-2000.
LiteratureCf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, object number: 96.9.347 and 96.9.329.
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LOT 0861
Greek Bronze Artefact Group
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£275 (EUR 319; USD 371) ‡+BP*
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Large Daunian Olla with Flaring Mouth
5th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
With squat body on a flat base, two short loop handles to the equator and two animal-head protomes; painted pendant circle segments above concentric circles to the interior of the mouth; shoulder and body decorated with metopes, horizontal bands and vertical lines of differing colour and width; rectangle and swastika motifs in the metopes; pendant hourglass motifs in the lowest band; the vessel reassembled and some fragments replaced; bichrome ware. 1.74 kg, 20.3 cm high
From the estate of Hans-Ulrich Rutschmann, Switzerland, circa 1950s-1970s. -
Parthian Green Glazed Jug
Circa 2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Piriform in profile with basal ring, pinched mouth forming a spout, strap handle. 208 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Greek Gold Rosette Mount Set
Circa 500-400 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Each a cinquefoil in sheet gold with central boss and beaded wire collar, two loops to the reverse; one rosette lacking two petals; in a jewellery presentation case. 4.97 grams total, 12 mm each
Acquired from Derek Content, 6 June 1975. Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by an original invoice from Derek Content, 6 June 1975.
