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LOT 0761
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 0761
Greek Gold Amuletic Bird
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£667 (EUR 773; USD 900) ‡+BP*
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Large Greek Bronze Ring Bezel with Goddess
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid bezel with deeply incuse image of Tyche standing in profile on a baseline wearing a chiton, supporting a ship in her extended hands. 5.48 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Large Parthian Blue Glazed Plate
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With a shallow conical bowl on a basal ring, concentric raised circles to the inner side, fine glaze and minor chips to the rim. 705 grams, 23.2 cm wide
Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Greek Carnelian Dolphin Amulet with Gold Loops
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled in the round as two connected dolphins with finely carved facial details and fins, with a golden wire twisted around their bodies forming an attachment loop to the top. 1.73 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a UK gentleman, London, UK, by descent from his family collection, 1970s.
