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LOT 0082
Greek Carnelian Gemstone with Hippocamp
4TH CENTURY B.C.
5/8 in. (2.29 grams 16 mm).
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of a winged hippocamp inside a ropework border, possibly later engraved water waves; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0082
Greek Carnelian Gemstone with Hippocamp
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Mid 1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Sheet-gold bead modelled in the round as a young nude male with his hands held on top of his head. 2.08 grams, 38 mm
By repute with Christie's, New York, 1996 and an old European collection. Private collection, London, UK. -
Graeco-Roman Bronze Ram-Headed Iron Knife
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Comprising a single-edged knife set with a balustered bronze handle with rope decoration, and the pommel formed as a ram with curving horns. 26.5 grams, 11 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Terracotta Multi-Spouted Oil Lamp
Circa 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
An annular oil lamp with three nozzles and a filler hole to the rear, an inked collector's note '423' on the underside. 513 grams, 16.6 cm
From an important collection of lamps, Germany, 1970s.
