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LOT 0541
Greek Silver Wire Fibula
6TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 4 7/8 in. (9.11 grams total, 1.8-12.4 cm).
With coiled spring and lateral lugs; tapering shank and separate ring. [3]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland, 1992.
Thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 0541
Greek Silver Wire Fibula
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Large Hellenistic Aphrodite Gemstone in Gold Ring
2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Comprising a hoop of looped rods supporting an ellipsoid cell with inset carnelian intaglio of Aphrodite standing in floor-length robe holding a frond in one hand, elbow resting on a column. 9.03 grams, 27.69 mm overall, 15.50 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Attic Red-Figure Squat Lekythos Attributed to the Meidias Painter
Circa 420-400 B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising a bulbous body with narrow neck and handle to the rear; radiating petals on the neck with a band of volute scrolls below, the body showing a female in a dynamic pose, dressed in an elaborate long dress and holding a plate of fruit with her left hand, a seated female before her; attributed to the Meidias Painter; some restoration. 95 grams, 10.9 cm
Ex Prof. Dr Hans (1918-1984) and Dr Ines (1922-2013) Jucker, classical archaeologists, Bern, Switzerland. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12645-236462. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Villanovan Impasto Kyathos with Zoomorphic Handle
7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £338
Modelled with squat body and raised openwork handle with two projecting lobes to the top, the body with three raised bosses on the shoulder and the base with raised petals radiating from the low foot. 208 grams, 13.3 cm wide
Ulrike Feuz-Lauprecht, NIKE Kunst der Antike, Bremgarten 9 April 1991. Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
