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LOT 0537
Greek Terracotta Model Fruit and Vegetable Group
4TH CENTURY B.C.
1 3/4 - 7 3/8 in. (989 grams total, 4.5-18.7 cm).
Including pomegranates, apples and a gourd. [6, No Reserve]
ProvenanceEstate of Mr Bruno Fellinger (1926-2016), Küsnacht, Switzerland.
with Galerie Rhéa, Zurich, Switzerland.
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Broad and shallow with two strap handles; ivy leaves and berries on the inside rim, tondo with cloaked figure surrounded by geometric motifs; outside with palmettes, scrolls and other motifs; repaired. 220 grams, 22 cm wide
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Graeco-Persian Gold Ram-Shaped Amulet
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £15,000 - 20,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £7,500
Modelled in the round in the form of a ram lying with its legs folded beneath the body, head turned with hooked horns, collar to the neck with a large pellet pendant; ribbed suspension loop behind the shoulders, mounting lug beneath the trunk. 12.87 grams, 30 mm
Private collection, acquired on the European art market in 2002. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, 8 June 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13204-249215.
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Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp
Hellenistic, late 2nd-1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Piriform body with volute nozzle, radiating linear decoration to the shoulder. 38.5 grams, 89 mm
From a collection of lamps from a late Scottish gentleman, 1970-1990s.
