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LOT 0658
Greek Terracotta Figure Group
3RD-1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 - 4 3/8 in. (200 grams total, 10.4-11.1 cm).
Each moulded with plain reverse, some facial and body detailing to obverse with flared foot. [3]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Greek Core-Formed Glass Amphoriskos
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Opening Bid: £1,200
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Greek Black-Figure Kylix with Warriors and Sphinxes
Attic, circa 530 B.C.Estimate: £9,000 - 12,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,500
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Ex Prof. F.S., Villingen-Schwenningen, Germany, 1991. with Gallery Drees Archeo S.P.R.L., Brussels. Acquired from the above, 16 December 2017. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00041086. Accompanied by a Gallery Drees Archeo certificate of authenticity. Accompanied by a thermoluminescence report no.0102 0910 from Laboratory Ralf Kotalla, 6 September 2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12945-246388. -
Hellenistic Bronze Furniture Mount with Mime Actor
Alexandria, 1st century B.C.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £350
Modelled with large prominent ears and neatly cut short hair, rounded facial detailing with large eyes and flattened nose, the upper body and hands wrapped inside a pleated cloak, hollow to the reverse; the bust emerging from a lotus flower resting atop a lion's claw foot with a mounting spike on the reverse; mounted on a display stand. 130 grams total, 11.9 cm including stand
Collection of Ambassador G.P., nr.126, before 1965. with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
