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LOT 0105
Greek Gold Amuletic Bird
5TH-1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/4 in. (0.57 grams, bird: 19 mm).
Comprising a sheet-gold hollow-formed avian figure with applied filigree detailing, and a separate beaked head; accompanied by a rectangular blue glass fragment. [3]
ProvenancePrivate collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.
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LOT 0105
Greek Gold Amuletic Bird
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Iberian Bronze Figurine of a Man in Egyptianizing Dress
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Standing with arms held straight at the sides, short hair with neck-ring to rear, short-sleeved tunic with pleats to centre-front and rear, wide belt; perhaps a monumental fitting; gas permeation to rear right leg; mounted on a custom-made stand. 77.8 grams total, 10 cm including stand
Private collection, Paris, France, assembled in the 1950s-1960s. with Tessier-Sarrou & Associés, Paris, 2015. European private collection. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00107108. Accompanied by a copy of French cultural export passport no.167803. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12651-234613. -
Large Greek Bronze Ring with Nike
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Featuring a substantial D-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with goddess Nike in a dynamic pose with her arms outstretched. 6.74 grams, 25.43 mm overall, 21.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British U 1/2, USA 10 1/4, Europe 23.15, Japan 22)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Eastern Mediterranean Terracotta Vessel
Bronze Age, 2nd-1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Globular in profile with flat base and tapering neck, lateral pierced lugs at the mouth. 265 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market before 2000. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
