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LOT 0796
Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5TH CENTURY B.C.
1 1/8 - 2 3/4 in. (74 grams total, 29-70 mm).
Comprising irregular mainly curved sidewall fragments and portions of lip and handle with reserved and applied mainly geometric ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. [10, 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 0796
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 Terracotta Vessel and Oil Lamp Group
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Opening Bid: £5
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Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. The juglet accompanied by a previous catalogue information slip. -
Greek Carnelian Dolphin Amulet with Gold Loops
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Modelled in the round as two connected dolphins with finely carved facial details and fins, with a golden wire twisted around their bodies forming an attachment loop to the top. 1.73 grams, 19 mm
From the collection of a UK gentleman, London, UK, by descent from his family collection, 1970s. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Bird and Altar
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Opening Bid: £100
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Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.