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LOT 0536
Greek Terracotta Spindle Flask
HELLENISTIC, LATE 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 3/4 in. (72 grams, 12 cm).
With long narrow neck developing to a fusiform body and flared foot. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960.
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LOT 0536
Greek Terracotta Spindle Flask
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Parthian Terracotta Horse and Warrior Rider
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a horse with a tall neck and splayed legs, a bearded rider figure to the rear; a marriage. 95 grams, 10.7 cm
From the collection of a Cambridge, UK, gentleman, by direct descent from his father, who acquired the items in London in circa 1960. -
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Large Greek Black-Glazed Trefoil-Lipped Oinochoe
Apulia, 5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With a trefoil mouth, an applied D-section handle and a tiered foot. 405 grams, 22.1 cm
Property from a private collection. with Sotheby's, New York, 9 December 2003, no.9. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Sotheby's catalogue pages. -
Eastern Greek Green Scaraboid Gemstone with Gryphon
4th-2nd century B.C. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Scaraboid type with incuse design to the underside of a winged gryphon with one foreleg raised; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.24 grams, 13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
