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LOT 0519
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus
4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 7/8 in. (31.8 grams, 99 mm).
With circular body and raised rim, round central filling-hole with wave-pattern to the discus; long nozzle with lozengiform finial; mask of Silenus to the neck.
ProvenanceAcquired on the German art market, 1989-1995.
with The Museum Gallery, 19 Bury Place, London, WC1, UK, 1998-2003.
Property of a London based academic, 2003 to present.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
See Bussière, J., Lindros Wohl, B., Ancient Lamps in the J. Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2017, no.16, p.18, for type.
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LOT 0519
Greek Terracotta Oil Lamp with Silenus
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
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Large Eastern Hellenistic Gold Earring Pair with Garnets
3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Each a hollow-formed crescent with applied filigree borders, band of hollow-formed knops to the outer edge and piriform panel at each end with granulated border and inset garnet cabochon; below, a banded agate sphere with framing dentilled granulated collars, cluster of hollow bulbs with flanking cabochon garnets. 34.2 grams total, 56-60 mm
Property of a London, UK, gentleman, pre-1990. Ex London, UK, gallery. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11185-186691. 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.
The boat-shaped central body is typical of old style Greek earrings connected with clusters of globe and is visible in the early Hellenistic jewellery from Taranto (Williams & Ogden, 1994, p.213), but the abundant use of filigree fits with examples from the Eastern Mediterranean area (Williams & Ogden, 1994, p.243). -
Greek Terracotta Geometric Jug with Handle
Geometric Period, 7th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
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. 735 grams, 23.7 cm
Swiss 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. -
Hellenistic Lapis Lazuli and Gold Bead Necklace
1st century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £468
Restrung necklace of biconvex lapis lazuli beads with annular gold spacers, four large hexagonal-section fusiform beads as the centrepiece. 48.83 grams, 45 cm
Private collection of a London gentleman, acquired between 1965-2020. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
