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LOT 0571
Greek Bronze Fragmentary Artefact Group
CIRCA 4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 - 5 5/8 in. (496 grams total, 2.6-14.4 cm).
Including a stepped statue base and other items. [4, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx property of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1969-1999, thence by descent.
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Greek Alabaster Alabastron
Circa 600 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With fusiform body, slender neck and broad flange rim, circumferential incised rings. 540 grams, 21 cm
Acquired in Germany, 1993. Private collection, Europe. -
Greek Bronze Duck's Head
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
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. -
Greek Silver Alexander the Great Drachm Pendant
3rd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £221
Drachm with profile bust of Herakles to obverse, seated figure of Zeus with eagle to reverse; clasp-mounted in a modern silver frame with ring and loop. 7.26 grams, 41 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.