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LOT 0080
Greek Gold Ring and Earring Set with Rosettes
4TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 in. (14.6 grams total, earrings: 23-24 mm, ring: 23.59 mm overall, 21.52 x 17.44 internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Comprising: finger ring with twisted-rod hoop ending in loops with granule ornament, swivelling hollow-formed drum-shaped plaque with applied filigree and granule clusters in a rosette motif; two earrings, each with a smaller version of the ring's plaque mounted on a hooked wire with fastener. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market 1971-1974.
Private collection, London.
Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12493-230329.
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.
Cf. Chadour, A.B., Rings: The Alice and Louis Koch Collection, volume I, Leeds, 1994, item 41, for type; Ogden, J. & Williams, D., Greek Gold Jewelry of The Classical World, New York, 1994, p.67, no.20, for similar earrings with Nike; Despini, A., Ancient Gold Jewellery, Athens, 1996, no.104, for earrings with similar rosettes and dove pendants.
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LOT 0080
Greek Gold Ring and Earring Set with Rosettes
Estimate £3,000 - 4,000€3,480 - 4,640 (for guidance only)$4,050 - 5,400 (for guidance only)
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Greek Terracotta Vessel and Fragment Group
Circa 6th-3rd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £143
Including a hollow-formed femal figurine, aryballos, dish, and various fragments; piriform aryballos after the antique. 773 grams total, 3.6-15.2 cm
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Greek Terracotta Goddess Figure
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £600 - 800 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
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European art market. Acquired in Münich in 2012. European private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
