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LOT 0581
Greek Geometric Bronze Bird
8TH CENTURY B.C.
2 3/8 in. (16.9 grams, 60 mm).
Stylised bird figure perching on a convex panel, shank beneath pierced and lug finial pierced perpendicularly.
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1994.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0581
Greek Geometric Bronze Bird
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Hellenistic Pale Green Glass Bowl
Circa mid 2nd-early 1st century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,667
Conical bowl with three horizontal grooves cut to the inner rim, a pair of concentric circles to the underside; remains of iridescence. 375 grams, 15.7 cm
Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, his collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12828-241335. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
Kunina notes that this form imitates metallic prototypes of the late Hellenistic period. -
Greek Black-Glazed Bowl with Inverted Rim
South Italic, circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £156
Broad and shallow with basal ring, carinated rim. 276 grams, 15.3 cm
From the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990. Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent. From the private collection of an Essex gentleman since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
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Greek Bronze Head of Alexander 'The Great'
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
Modelled in the round with wavy hair brushed forwards, large lentoid eyes in low-relief, angular nose and small mouth; attachment lug to underside; mounted on a custom-made stand. 142 grams total, 10.2 cm including stand
Collection of Mr C., Geneva, Switzerland (1936-2016), assembled between 1985 and 2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12857-241703. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
