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LOT 0797
Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/4 - 2 3/8 in. (24 grams total, 32-60 mm).
Comprising irregular mainly curved sidewall fragments and a mouth-rim with reserved and applied ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceIris Cornelia Love (1933-2020) collection, New York, formed primarily in the 1950s-1970s; on long-term loan to Dietrich von Bothmer, New York, late 1960s/early 1970s to late 1990s.
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LOT 0797
Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Greek Bronze Ring with Dolphin
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Opening Bid: £60
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders, oval bezel with a swimming dolphin in profile. 4.18 grams, 23.74 mm overall, 19.72 mm internal diameter (approximate size British S 1/2, USA 9 1/4, Europe 20.63, Japan 19)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Hellenistic, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with three radiating lobes to the shoulder, each a nozzle; discus with central hole and pinched lobe handle to rear; inked 'L.79' to underside. 92.1 grams, 87 mm
Ex important German collection, 1970s onwards. -
Greek Gold Rosette Mount Set
Circa 500-400 B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
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. 4.97 grams total, 12 mm each
Acquired 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.