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LOT 0083
Greek Terracotta Geometric Jug with Handle
GEOMETRIC PERIOD, 7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
9 3/8 in. (735 grams, 23.7 cm).
With a bulbous body and low basal ring, tubular neck with pinched trefoil spout and a wide strap handle to the rear; the body decorated with densely arranged circumferential bands, a panel of Greek key motifs on the neck, the handle with horizontal stripes and a central X-motif.
ProvenanceSwiss private collection, 1980-1990s.
Private collection, Bern, Switzerland.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12654-236373.
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.
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LOT 0083
Greek Terracotta Geometric Jug with Handle
Estimate £2,000 - 3,000€2,320 - 3,480 (for guidance only)$2,700 - 4,050 (for guidance only)
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Terracotta Painted Lekythos by the Gela Painter
Circa 490 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £6,500
With cylindrical body and bevelled shoulder, stepped foot; three connecting palmettes above the shoulder with two flanking lotus flowers, meander pattern below; decorated with a scene from a fountain house comprising a building with three columns, water flowing from animal-shaped fountain heads into two hydria, two women approaching the vessels by stepping onto the upper step, both wearing a long himation and their hair tied up in krobyloi, two men approaching the building behind the women, dressed in cloaks and leaning on sticks, the man on the left holding a conical cup, a seated dog at his feet; restored. 715 grams, 33 cm
Ex Jean-David Cahn AG, Auction 4, Kunstwerke der Antike, 19 October 2002, no.234. Private collection. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Jean-David Cahn AG catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12642-236377. 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. -
Hellenistic Decorated Bronze Mirror
2nd century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Discoid with slightly raised rim, low-relief concentric ring detailing to the reverse. 440 grams, 15.1 cm
Acquired in the mid 1995. Private collection, Switzerland, 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.
The category of this mirror is similar to those of the Cesnola collection, from Cyprus at the Metropolitan Museum. They consist of heavy circular disks, provided with low cylindrical rims. They were made in pairs, and polished respectively on the recessed and flat sides. The unpolished sides were ornamented with concentric-circle ornaments and concentric mouldings. -
Scythian Gold Appliqué Collection
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,680
Group of sheet-gold appliqué mounts with repoussé detailing comprising a pair of advancing lions with coiled tail and open mouth; a pair of elk heads with curved antlers; supplied with a custom-made presentation mount. 5.28 grams total, 19-47 mm (124 grams total, mount: 11.5 cm high)
German art market. European private collection, 1970s-early 2000s. Acquired from the above; thence by descent. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12670-234552. 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.
