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LOT 0786
Greek Gold Rosette Mount Set
CIRCA 500-400 B.C.
1/2 in. (4.97 grams total, 12 mm each).
Each a cinquefoil in sheet gold with central boss and beaded wire collar, two loops to the reverse; one rosette lacking two petals; in a jewellery presentation case. [12]
ProvenanceAcquired from Derek Content, 6 June 1975.
Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent.
Accompanied by an original invoice from Derek Content, 6 June 1975.
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LOT 0786
Greek Gold Rosette Mount Set
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) ‡+BP*
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Bids: 9 | Current Bid: £420
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Greek Terracotta Amphoriskos with Fishnet Pattern
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Opening Bid: £1,275
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Private collection, France, 1970s. with Marta Bryl, Galerie Keramion, Paris, 2019. -
Greek Core-Formed Tall Glass Alabastron
6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
With a fusiform body, slender neck and broad flange rim, decorated with marvered feathering and spiralling trails; two lateral loop handles and a pinched lateral lug. 36.69 grams, 91 mm
Anonymous sale, Binoche & Giquello, Paris, 30th May 2012, no.124. Private collection, Switzerland. Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.0150269. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13188-249220.
Alabastra of this typology, core-formed, trail-decorated and tooled, are typical of the Eastern Mediterranean. They were diminutive examples of a shape popularly produced for perfumed oils in the Greek world. Larger forms are known in both glass and ceramics.
