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LOT 0598
Greek Terracotta Head of an Actor
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (69.3 grams, 75 mm).
An expressive polychrome vase formed as the head of an actor wearing rosette earrings, open mouth and applied pupils, short neck with everted rim above and a small strap handle to the rear.
ProvenanceEx Louis-Gabriel Bellon, France, (1819-1899).
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.12667-236389.
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LOT 0598
Greek Terracotta Head of an Actor
Estimate £3,500 - 4,500€4,060 - 5,220 (for guidance only)$4,730 - 6,080 (for guidance only)
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Chalcidian Terracotta Amphora Attributed to the Phineus Painter
525 B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,700
Piriform body with splayed foot and narrow handles; the neck with slender lotus blossoms and palmettes, Side A) two opposing roosters with a lotus blossom in between, two standing swans flanking, below a youth on horseback holding the reins of a trotting horse, a man and a woman behind the horse; Side B) a grazing deer before an advancing panther looking back, two opposing sphinxes below with their heads turned back and front paws raised. 1.06 kg, 28 cm
Ex Münzen und Medaillen A.G., H. Cahn, Basel, 13 April 1985. 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.12643-236366. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Horse and Rider
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £98
Round-section hoop with raised oval bezel bearing a stylised image of a horse and rider. 5.68 grams, 26.95 mm overall, 19.88 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Gold Ring with Rosette and Filigree
5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,210
With granule to each shoulder, discoid bezel with beaded wire rim, ropework band and central cinquefoil motif. 6.37 grams, 25.62 mm overall, 22.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12388-226931.
