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LOT 0845
Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5TH CENTURY B.C.
7/8 - 2 1/8 in. (37 grams total, 21-55 mm).
Comprising irregular, mainly curved fragments with reserved and applied ornament on a black field; each with an 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 0845
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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Parthian Terracotta Bust of a Warrior
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Moulded in high-relief with crested headgear, trimmed beard, large almond-shaped eyes and hatched fringe. 23 grams, 53 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Greek Agate Gemstone with Maenad
Late Hellenistic, 1st century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £180
Ellipsoid type with intaglio profile female head facing left, with parted lips and face looking slightly upwards, wearing an ivy wreath in a wavy hair bundled at the temple; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.25 grams, 12 mm
French art market, 2016. -
Greek Terracotta Red-Figure Skyphos Fragments Attributed to the Akridion Painter
Attic, 4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £550
Comprising two irregular curved sidewall fragments, each with a finely painted youth in profile draped in a himation, attributed to the Akridion Painter; accompanied by a plate with previous auction listing information. 84 grams total, 54-58 mm
Acquired from Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, 1976. Ex Xavier Pasche, Lausanne. with Dobiaschofsky Auction, 14-17 May 2014, no.2519.