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LOT 0831
Greek Bronze Ring with Dolphin
HELLENISTIC, 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (4.18 grams, 23.74 mm overall, 19.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)).
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, oval bezel with a swimming dolphin in profile.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0831
Greek Bronze Ring with Dolphin
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Greek Lead Slingshot of Alexander the Great, The Invincible
336-323 B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Biconical in profile with reserved monogram 'AB' for ΑΛΕΞΑΝΔΡΟΥ ΒΑΣΙΛΕΩΣ' (Αlexandrou Basileos) to the obverse and a laurel wreath to the reverse. 26.4 grams, 29 mm
Previously property of an Austrian collector, Vienna, Austria. From a German private collection, formed since the 1980s.
In the case of Alexander III, who never lost a battle, the laurel wreath began to be an important attribute already during his lifetime. This is best illustrated on coins, cf. a gold stater struck c. 330/325-320 (NAC auction 169, lot 74): Nike stands in the centre on the reverse holding a laurel wreath, with the name of Alexander behind the goddess on the right. -
Parthian Terracotta Prince Torso
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Moulded in low-relief, standing figure in knee-length short-sleeved tunic with belt and cloak over the left shoulder; right arm bent across the body, hand holding a frond. 61 grams, 90 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Terracotta Statuette of a Kore
5th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £275
Modelled as a standing female figure on a raised rectangular base, wearing a peplos with the left foot stepping forward, one hand holding a flower(?). 196 grams, 18.5 cm
Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 15 July 1958, from Roussos, Basel; Dahn's list no.205.
