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LOT 0611
Greek Hellenistic Terracotta Spindle Flask
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (155 grams, 16.5 cm).
With long narrow neck developing to a fusiform body and flared foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate Derby, UK, antiquities collection.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
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Greek Bronze Bow Brooch
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From the estate of a West Sussex, UK, archaeology collector. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Black-Figure Kylix with Warriors and Sphinxes
Attic, circa 530 B.C.Estimate: £9,000 - 12,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,500
Comprising: a broad shallow bowl with two loop handles curving up towards the rim, short stem and broad foot with chamfered outer edge; the bowl with reserved central disc to inner face, palmette motifs at the junctions of the handles, frieze depicting two standing nude males flanking a crouching sphinx in profile; restored and with old dealer's labels beneath base. 414 grams, 27.3 cm wide
Ex Prof. F.S., Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, 1991. with Gallery Drees Archeo S.P.R.L., Brussels. Acquired from the above, 16 December 2017. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00041086. Accompanied by a Gallery Drees Archeo certificate of authenticity. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence report no.0102 0910 from Laboratory Ralf Kotalla, 6 September 2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12945-246388. -
Greek Terracotta Juglet
5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Biconvex in profile with tapering shoulder, flared rim, loop handle; hatched triangles to the shoulder. 66 grams, 69 mm
From an old European collection formed mainly in the 1980s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman.
