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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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Iberian Bronze Figurine of a Man in Egyptianizing Dress
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Standing with arms held straight at the sides, short hair with neck-ring to rear, short-sleeved tunic with pleats to centre-front and rear, wide belt; perhaps a monumental fitting; gas permeation to rear right leg; mounted on a custom-made stand. 77.8 grams total, 10 cm including stand
Private collection, Paris, France, assembled in the 1950s-1960s. with Tessier-Sarrou & Associés, Paris, 2015. European private collection. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00107108. Accompanied by a copy of French cultural export passport no.167803. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate no.12651-234613.
The youth’s broad shoulders are reminiscent of archaic Greek kouros figures, here in a specifically Iberian expression. The broad egg-shaped head has widely spaced, deep-set, flat oval eyes and lips of similar form. -
Scythian Bronze Zoomorphic Mount Pair
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Each a trapezoidal plaque with a thick mounting loop on the reverse; incised design of scrolled and looped tendrils and notched panels, all symmetrically and regularly placed. 67 grams total, 54 mm each
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
The design includes elements that appear to represent a horse's head in profile with a notched mane and looped eye; the designs are deliberately ambiguous. -
Greek and Later Artefact Collection
3rd century B.C.-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Including moulded glass vase fragment with standing Herakles figure, oil lamp with dolphin and triton, moulded female bust with earring, and other items. 465 grams total, 33-95 mm
Private collection, Switzerland.
