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LOT 0811
Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 - 1 5/8 in. (23 grams total, 25-41 mm).
Comprising irregular mainly curved sidewall fragments with reserved and applied geometric ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. [6, 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 0811
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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Graeco-Roman Necklace with Gold Beads
1st century B.C. and laterEstimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Restrung group of fluted melon and other beads with three later hollow-formed gold drum-shaped panels, each with an inset cabochon garnet to the upper face, and granule clusters. 46.45 grams, 34 cm
Private collection, Jerusalem, assembled in the 1960s. with Holy Land Antiquities, Jerusalem. European private collection, acquired 2001. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13141-246774.
In the Hellenistic and Roman periods there was a strong formal and chromatic diversity of glass beads used for necklaces and bracelets. The most common beads in forms were small biconical (lenticular), barrel-shaped, spherical and annular; the most common colours were dark blue, followed by green and yellow, and red. The succession of glass beads often imitates jewellery made of costly materials (gold, silver, semi-precious and precious stones). -
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Greek Gold Earring Pair with a Dove above a Corinthian Capital
Hellenistic, circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Each a filigree hoop with free-running ring and articulated joint to the domed stud; hollow-formed sheet gold dove with applied filigree and granulation collar, cell to the chest with inset garnet cabochon, perching on the scrolled capital of a column; supplied in a presentation box. 10.08 grams total, 51-52 mm
Acquired from Derek Content, 8 July 1976 ($3,800). Private collection of Kal Noselson, New York, acquired between 1976 and the late 1990s; thence by descent. Accompanied by a handwritten invoice/letter with references from Derek Content for the piece, dated 8 July 1976. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13421-259832.
The earrings belong to the class of figure-pendant type, which was popular in Greece from the 4th century B.C. The Hellenistic period shows a distinctive spirit in the varied designs of these little earrings. One of the most employed motifs was that of the dove, which owed its popularity in close connection with the cult of Aphrodite. -
Greek and Later Artefact Collection
6th century B.C. and laterEstimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Mixed group of items, including iridescent glass vessel fragments, a key ring, a kore statuette fragment, and others. 159 grams total, 1.6-12.8 cm
Private collection, Switzerland.
