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LOT 0557
Greek Lead Slingshot Group
4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 - 1 3/8 in. (89 grams total, 30-36 mm).
Comprising three lentoid-section bullets. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Large Greek Silver-Gilt Bowl
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Opening Bid: £10,000
A shallow phiale with chamfered, thickened rim; narrow band of gilding beneath the rim, broad parcel-gilt decorative band with wave borders framing reserved tendrils and foliage; to the centre a parcel-gilt panel with keystone border and quatrefoil motif. 428 grams, 21.2 cm
French collection, 1980s. Pierre Berge & Associes, Paris, Archéologie, 16 May 2018, lot 214. Accompanied by a copy of a seven-page examination report number 113/2019 by Dr habil Mikhail Treister. Accompanied by the original French archaeological passport. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Pierre Berge & Associes catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10426-168735.
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Greek Gold and Bead Drop Earrings
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Matched pair of hooked wire earrings, each with an inset cabochon, articulated dangles and other ornaments. 5.15 grams total, 46 mm each
Private American collection, 1970s-1980s. with Robert Haber, New York, USA, circa 1990s. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, 8 September 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13187-249264.
This pair belongs to the Hellenistic group of earrings with pendants, a broad group including pendants shaped as amphorae, birds, erotes and other exotic elements. Most of them come from sites around the Aegean or the Eastern Mediterranean and were probably produced in workshops in these regions. They usually date from the 2nd to the 1st centuries B.C. -
Greek Bronze Signet Ring Bezel with Goddess
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Ellipsoid in plan with remains of the hoop to the underside at each end, intaglio standing winged figure with one arm raised. 3.3 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.