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LOT 0519
Greek Bronze Furniture Fitting Group
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 3 3/4 in. (790 grams total, 21-96 mm).
Comprising over 20 hollow-formed bicones. [23]
ProvenanceAcquired 1960s-1990s.
Late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister.
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LOT 0519
Greek Bronze Furniture Fitting Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Opening Bid: £350
Black burnished ceramic urn with conical lower body, two flared loop handles, bell-shaped upper body and flat everted rim; band of incised chevrons to the equator, horizontal linear bands and ropework key patterns; one handle restored. 2 kg, 25 cm high
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Parthian Green Glazed Dish
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
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with a London, UK gallery 1971-early 2000s. -
Hellenistic Gold Amphora-Shaped Pendant
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Displaying decorative fluting; gusseted suspension loop and handles. 4.49 grams, 23 mm
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s.
