Greek Gold Floral Diadem

Map of Greece and adjacent portion of the coast of Asia Minor with regional names in blackletter script; with title 'La Nouvelle Grece Selon Toutes les Regions & Provinces d'icelle tant de ca que de la 'Hellespont'; title page to reverse. 9 grams, 39.6 x 31.5 cm



Property of a Cheshire, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

With pronounced shoulder and narrow foot. 154 grams, 80 mm



Acquired in the 1990s. Ex Abelita family collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.

Discoid mirror with a short tang to accept an organic handle, the reverse with a palmette above the handle; the obverse with two figures seated on rocks and facing each other, to the right: Turms (Hermes) wearing a winged cap, and a young man on the left, both wearing cloaks draped over their backs, with folds visible over their shoulders and fastened at the neck; Turms depicted making an expressive gesture with his right hand while his companion listens attentively, looking toward Hermes and resting his left hand on his knee; a palmette below at the centre of the scene, two laurel branches extending upwards to form a framing arch around the composition, ending at the top in a geometric ornament. 260 grams, 22.5 cm



Private collection, Zurich, Switzerland. Accompanied by a copy of a report by the late Han Jucker (1918-1984), 1 February 1982. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12668-236379. 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.

Hans Jucker (1918-1984) was a distinguished Swiss art historian and classical archaeologist, renowned for his expertise in Greek and Roman art. He was particularly recognised for his scholarly contributions to the study of ancient sculpture and iconography. Jucker served as a curator and later director at the Bernisches Historisches Museum in Switzerland, where he was instrumental in expanding and refining the museum’s collection of classical antiquities. His research and publications, marked by precision and clarity, helped shape modern understanding of Roman portraiture and the visual language of the ancient world. Through both his academic work and curatorial leadership, Jucker earned a lasting reputation as one of Switzerland’s foremost authorities on classical art.