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LOT 0564
Greek, Roman and Western Asiatic Bronze Ring and Bezel Collection
2ND CENTURY B.C.-12TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1 in. (24.8 grams total, 10-25 mm).
Including ellipsoid, discoid and vesica types with various motifs. [8, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
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LOT 0564
Greek, Roman and Western Asiatic Bronze Ring and Bezel Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Greek Gold Floral Mount
4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £91
Repoussé mount of a twelve-petalled flower, two loops on the underside. 0.24 grams, 8.25 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Cypro-Phoenician Bronze Cup
6th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £180 - 240 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Bell-shaped in profile with carination above the foot. 144 grams, 11.2 cm
Ex property of a London, UK, gentleman, Mayfair gallery, 1990s. -
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Large Greek Silver-Gilt Bowl
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (+bp*)
Current Winning 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.
The bowl is comparable to an early group of Parthian bowls, kept in the P. Getty Museum, dated to the 2nd century B.C. It belongs to a group of bowls with parcel-gilt decoration on the interior, most probably manufactured in one of the Eastern Hellenistic workshops.
