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LOT 0095
Greek Gold Earring Pair with a Dove above a Corinthian Capital
HELLENISTIC, CIRCA 3RD-2ND CENTURY B.C.
2 in. (10.08 grams total, 51-52 mm).
Each a filigree hoop with free-running ring and articulated joint to the domed stud; hollow-formed sheet gold dove with applied filigree and granulation collar, cell to the chest with inset garnet cabochon, perching on the scrolled capital of a column; supplied in a presentation box. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired from Derek Content, 8 July 1976 ($3,800).
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by a handwritten invoice/letter with references from Derek Content for the piece, dated 8 July 1976.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13421-259832.
Cf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, item 1926, for type, and for the typologies of birds nos.1919,1921-22.
FootnotesThe earrings belong to the class of figure-pendant type, which was popular in Greece from the 4th century B.C. The Hellenistic period shows a distinctive spirit in the varied designs of these little earrings. One of the most employed motifs was that of the dove, which owed its popularity in close connection with the cult of Aphrodite.
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LOT 0095
Greek Gold Earring Pair with a Dove above a Corinthian Capital
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,000 (EUR 1,160; USD 1,350) ‡+BP*
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Greek Bronze Ring with Dolphin
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, oval bezel with a swimming dolphin in profile. 4.18 grams, 23.74 mm overall, 19.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Child's Bronze Ring with Animal
6th century B.C.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Ellipsoid bezel with incuse crouching gryphon motif. 0.89 grams, 14.41 mm overall, 10.74 mm internal diameter
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Villanova Terracotta Lid for an Impasto Urn
9th-8th century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £365
Conical in profie with broad foot and inturned rim; single thick loop handle. 1.21 kg, 25 cm wide
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in March 1974; thence by descent.
