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LOT 0099
Greek Solid Gold Earring Pair
4TH-2ND CENTURY B.C.
1 in. (18.43 grams total, 27 mm each).
Each a thick braided hoop with a collar of twisted filigree and a lion's mask finial. [2]
ProvenancePrivate London collection, 1980s.
Private collection, acquired on the British art market in 1993.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13185-249263.
Cf. Davidson, P.F., Oliver, A.J., Ancient Greek and Roman Jewelry in the Brooklyn Museum, New York, 1984, pp.40ss., for the type and especially 41-44.
FootnotesThe earrings belong to the hoop-type earrings, in which animal and human heads form the terminals as small miniature sculptures modelled in the round. The heads were attached to collars made from a single piece of gold. The group is characterised by lion heads.
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LOT 0099
Greek Solid Gold Earring Pair
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,389 (EUR 1,611; USD 1,875) ‡+BP*
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Greek Collection of Terracotta Vessels and Bases
5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £365
Mixed group of artefacts, including: a vessel fragment with a panther; a single-handled jug with painted circumferential bands; a low redware dish with an incised sunburst motif; a small lekythos with palmette design; a small lekythos with painted decoration; a squat vessel with two strap handles and a short neck, low relief spiral decoration on the base. 2.6 kg total, 3-17.5 cm
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen; thence by descent. 1. two clay vessels and clay dish: ex Jacob Hirsch; with Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, Auction 17 November 1976, no.1493. 2. Apulian lekythos with palmettes: with Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, Auction 17 November 1976, no.1542. 3. Apulian lekythos: with Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, Auction 16–20, 1976, no.1542. 4. Daunian handled jug: with Galerie Koller, Zurich, Auction 34, no.2532. 5. potsherd fragment: with Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel. 6. lebes with lid: acquired in September 1975. -
Greek Terracotta Female Protome Head
Late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Hollow-formed female face with a pointed nose and narrow lips, wearing a pair of disc earrings, head covered by a stephane headdress and a veil, a small hole on top for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand. 178 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand
Ex André Lorenceau (1930-2019), Baselland, 1960s-2000; thence by descent.
Terracottas of this type typically served as votive offerings and may represent the deity to whom the offering was presented. -
Greek Terracotta Vessel and Oil Lamp Group
Hellenistic, circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a juglet with a bulbous body and a narrow neck, small strap handle to the rear; a squat vessel with flared neck; a round oil lamp with a short nozzle. 197 grams total, 59-78 mm
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.
