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LOT 0504
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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Greek Net-Painted Black-Figure Lekythos
Apulian, 4th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
The ovoid body decorated with cross-hatching, solid band to the shoulder and vertical bands to the slender neck, trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle and discoid foot; repaired. 72 grams, 91 mm
Ex Mister X. (1931-2017) private collection. Sold in the benefit of the 'Croix-Rouge of Monaco'. -
Greek Bronze Bow Fibula
8th-7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Arched bow with a central bulb and ribbed collar, integral pin and large catch-plate. 93 grams, 99 mm
From the family collection of a Surrey gentleman since before 1960.
The function of the catch-plate fibulae was utilitarian and decorative, they were used for woollen clothing (Herodotus V, 87) and they have been found in houses, tombs and as votive offerings in sanctuaries. Our fibula is an early type, very often found in the graves of the Greek colonies of Southern Italy and widespread in the Magna Graecia. This typology was introduced there by the Greeks. Like all female fibulae, it functioned as a clothing fastener, usually worn as a pair on each shoulder. -
Very Large Greek Brindisi Type Terracotta Amphora
3rd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
The wide piriform bodied storage vessel with cylindrical neck, inverted rim, two round-section handles and conical knop to base. 12.45 kg, 75 cm high
Ex. H.P. Payot, Clarens (VD, Switzerland) collection, by inheritance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11855-206531.
