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LOT 0545
Greek Bronze Ring with Standing Figure
CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (1.58 grams, 18.07 mm overall, 14.74 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
Featuring a D-section hoop and an oval bezel with a stylised figure facing left. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0545
Greek Bronze Ring with Standing Figure
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Greek Black-Glazed Twin-Handled Stemless Kylix with Swan
Apulia, 4th century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Shallow with arched loop handles below the rim, low stepped foot; tondo with painted wreath of laurel leaves surrounding a standing swan in profile; to the outer face, two horizontal sprigs of laurel leaves; possibly by the Swan painter. 206 grams, 20.6 cm
Bonhams, Knightsbridge, London, 5 July 1994, no.43. Private collection, Suffolk. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams cataloguing pages. -
Greek Fragmentary Terracotta Red-Figure Hydria
Paestan or Apulian, 4th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,200
Comprising the upper two thirds of the vessel; on the shoulder a facing woman's head with diadem and half-veiled face; rosettes to left and right, with suspended ribbons and dots; vine motif around the body with floral ornaments; to the reverse, palmettes and vines; band of laurel with rosettes around the neck and wavy band at the mouth; reassembled from various fragments with three large areas of restoration, only the beginnings of the handles preserved; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.95 kg, 31 cm (2.6 kg total, 47.5 cm high including stand)
Ex Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12475-228738.
The face-veiling gesture is a known marriage rite; the diadem may suggest that she is intended to represent Persephone. Alternatively, the veiled woman might be a dancer as many terracotta figurines of dancing women are shown with face-coverings. However, the floral ornaments could indicate a funeral or sepulchral context. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Standing Figure
Circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Featuring a round-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with a stylised standing figure facing left, leaning on a short staff. 2.52 grams, 24.36 mm overall, 19.83 x 18.11 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S, USA 9, Europe 20, Japan 19)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
