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LOT 0560
Greek Gold Dolphin Pendant
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
1 1/4 in. (2.76 grams, 31 mm).
A gold amphora style pendant composed of granulated beads alternating with facetted garnet, pearl and lentoid garnet beads, openwork granulated bead, gold suspension loop with leaping dolphin 'handles' engraved with anatomical and eye detailing; a marriage.
ProvenanceAcquired 1970-2010.
Collection of a late Japanese gentleman.
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Greek Attic Black-Glazed Kylix
Circa 5th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
A black-glazed kylix or stemmed cup created without handles, composed of a D-section bowl with attractive whorl pattern to the centre, everted rim, spool-shaped stem and discoid foot; old label with '37' to the outside of the bowl. 230 grams, 15.6 cm wide
Very fine condition.
Ex Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819?-1899), France. Private collection, acquired on the French art market in 2009.
This Attic pottery type, developed towards the late 6th century B.C., made from a fine light tan clay with a semi-lustrous black gloss, except for the edge and underside of discoid foot. Usually this kind of handleless kylix evidences a shallow, segmental form body with the lip curving inward and being slightly offset on the exterior. A wide circle in black is usually visible on the underside of the foot. -
Greek Terracotta Bull Statuette
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £171
A terracotta standing bull with stylised anatomical detailing; hollow-formed. 274 grams, 12 cm high
Fine condition.
Acquired before 2000. From the property of a Suffolk, UK, lady. -
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Hellenistic Gold Ring with Figural Gemstone of Ares
Late 1st century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
A hollow-formed gold finger ring with inset carnelian intaglio of a nude Ares wearing a plumed helmet, stooping to fill an amphora. 1.83 grams, 21.79 mm overall, 16.25 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K, USA 5 1/4, Europe 9.95, Japan 9)
Ex private European collection, Mr. W., 1950s-1990s. Acquired in 1998. with Antiquarium Ltd, New York, USA. English private collection. Accompanied by a copy of certificate of authenticity from Antiquarium Ltd, Fine Ancient Arts Gallery, dated 15 December 2016.
