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LOT 0500
Greek Bronze Spectacle Brooch
BRONZE AGE, CIRCA 8TH CENTURY B.C.
4 3/4 in. (121 grams, 12 cm).
Formed as a single rod in two large tightly-wound domed coils with integral catch to reverse of each dome.
ProvenanceFrom a UK collection formed in the 1980s.
Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number 37.11.18, for similar.
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LOT 0500
Greek Bronze Spectacle Brooch
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £90
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Etruscan Bronze Mirror
Circa 8th-7th century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £20
Comprising a flat disc with lightly lipped rim and incised ring, five clusters of ring-and-dot motifs around central ring-and-dot; applied handle with lateral arms at base, balustered shank. 113 grams, 17.2 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Annulets
Hellenistic, 3rd century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Low profile and a long nozzle, the body with annulets on the shoulder and two projecting lugs on each side of the nozzle. 49.3 grams, 81 mm
From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.
