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LOT 0599
Greek Silver Alexander the Great Tetradrachm Coin Pendant
3RD CENTURY B.C. AND LATER
1 5/8 in. (21.1 grams, 41 mm).
Silver tetradrachm with profile bust to obverse, seated figure with bird to reverse; clasp-mounted in a modern silver frame with ring and baile.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0599
Greek Silver Alexander the Great Tetradrachm Coin Pendant
Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
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Greek Bronze Ram Protome
6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
Hollow-formed finial in the form of a ram's head with punched annulet texture detailing. 82 grams, 40 mm
1 1/2 in.
with Herbert A. Cahn, Zurich, Switzerland, 1997. From a private European collection. -
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Larger Than Life-Size Greek Marble Draped Torso
Hellenistic Period, circa 4th-1st century B.C.Estimate: £50,000 - 70,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £25,000
Standing figure tightly wrapped in a himation with both hands clenching the fabric draped close to the body. Over 500 kg, 152 cm high
Prof. Dr. Ernst Berger (1928-2006), Basel, acquired between 1961-1993. with Jean-David Cahn, Basel, 2009. On loan to the Antikenmuseum und Sammlung Ludwig, Basel, 1993-2009. Accompanied by an academic report by Professor Neritan Ceka. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12213-222441.
Despite the damage, the statue appears to be a high quality piece of work by a virtuoso sculptor. The sparing use of strong movements and their diagonal contrast in the hand and foot placement suggests an early Hellenistic date for this type of sculpture, known from a few examples from Attica and the islands. Similar representations of women wearing the chiton and himation during the Hellenistic period are seen in the Tanagra type terracottas of the 4th century BC. -
Greek Bronze Phiale with Handles
Archaic, 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,111
Broad and squat in profile with thickened rim, two lateral omega-shaped drop handles each mounted below the rim on a crescentic bar surmounted by a model bird facing inwards; base damaged. 915 grams, 44 cm wide
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12210-222327.
