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LOT 0518
Greek Bronze Ring with Insect
3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (3.73 grams, 21.04 mm overall, 18.65 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
D-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with an insect, likely a spider with a large abdomen.
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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Greek Solid Gold Earring Pair
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
Each a thick braided hoop with a collar of twisted filigree and a lion's mask finial. 18.43 grams total, 27 mm each
Private London collection, 1980s. Private collection, acquired on the British art market in 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13185-249263.
The earrings belong to the hoop-type earrings, in which animal and human heads form the terminal as small miniature sculptures modelled in the round. The heads were attached to collars made from a single piece of gold. The group is characterised by lion heads. -
Greek Silver Earring Pair
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
Matched pair of ribbed crescents with loops. 22.5 grams total, 27-29 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Greek Terracotta Spindle Unguentarium
Hellenistic, 4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
With a long narrow neck and carinated mouth, developing to a biconical body and flared foot. 184 grams, 23 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet with reference no.A112.
