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LOT 0853
Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Vessel Fragment Collection
7TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 - 4 1/2 in. (182 grams total, 5.7-11.5 cm).
Mixed group including fragments from the rim and sidewall, most with painted detailing; each with an old collector's catalogue label. [7]
ProvenancePrivate collection, Switzerland.
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LOT 0853
Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Vessel Fragment Collection
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£455 (EUR 528; USD 614) ‡+BP*
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Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection
5th century B.C.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising irregular mainly curved fragments of sidewall and foot, some with applied ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. 58 grams total, 41-65 mm
Iris 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. -
Large Greek Bronze Ring Bezel with Goddess
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid bezel with deeply incuse image of Tyche standing in profile on a baseline wearing a chiton, supporting a ship in her extended hands. 5.48 grams, 22 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Greek Solid Gold Earring Pair
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Each a thick braided hoop with a collar of twisted filigree and a lion's mask finial. 18.43 grams total, 27 mm each
Private 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.
The 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.
