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LOT 0558
Greek Gold Ring with Rosettes
5TH CENTURY B.C. OR LATER
7/8 in. (8.94 grams, 23.27 mm overall, 21.6x18.1 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)).
Twisted hoop with granulated mounting lobes, swivel-mounted hollow-formed disc bezel with granule clusters to the rim, filigree and granule clusters to the obverse.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market 1971-1974.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13163-248089.
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LOT 0558
Greek Gold Ring with Rosettes
Estimate £1,800 - 2,400€2,090 - 2,780 (for guidance only)$2,430 - 3,240 (for guidance only)
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Greek Black-Figure Skyphos with Dancing Satyrs by the Komast Painter Group
Attic, 585-560 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
Featuring black-figure depictions of the Komos in a lively procession of revellers celebrating Dionysos, with the god portrayed as an ithyphallic satyr; two loop handles on the rim and a palmette beneath each handle, adorned with tendrils; professionally repaired. 219 grams, 20 cm wide
with Sotheby’s, New York, 20 June 1990, no.11. Private collection, New York, USA. Private collection, Georgia, USA. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13103-248960.
The Greek Komos, an integral part of ancient Greek culture, symbolises lively celebrations dedicated to Dionysos, the god of wine and revelry. It involved spirited processions with singing, dancing, music, and wine, fostering communal joy. This tradition was a vital aspect of Greek festivals, underscoring the Greeks’ love for communal bonding, the arts, and the pleasures of life. The Komos vividly illustrates the vibrant cultural and religious practices of ancient Greece. The artwork showcases four nude male dancers in dynamic poses, with their heads turned and arms in animated gestures. Three of them have pointed beards, while one is youthful and beardless. -
Greek Bowl with Crimson and Black Decorations
4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With a narrow basal ring, a flared rim, and painted circumferential bands. 49.2 grams, 63 mm
Private collection, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired on the American art market. European private collection. -
Large Greek Red-Figure Amphora with Dionysian Scenery
Apulian, 3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,640
The piriform body with broad, stepped rim and two lentoid-section handles; painted palemete beneath each handle and on the neck below the mouth; Side A: red-figure frieze depicting a standing woman wearing a himation and stephane, her hands raised supporting objects, a laurel frond before her and a seated nude male with thyrsus and other items; Side B: two opposed figures standing supported by staves, each wearing a loosely draped floor-length garment; objects in the field. 1.88 kg, 43 cm
Acquired on the art market between the late 1990s and mid-2000s. Estate of the late Barry Paul Buxton (1944-2024), Oakham, Rutland. Acquired on the UK art market, 2025. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence analysis report no.N126a18 from Oxford Authentication. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13075-248951.
The subject is standard, often representing the draped youths completely enveloped in their himatia.
