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LOT 0083
Greek Terracotta Vessel Collection
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 3/4 - 4 3/4 in. (526 grams total, 98-120 mm).
Mixed group comprising: blackware footed jug with loop handle, high-relief mask of Apollo, old collector's label inside the foot 'Carnac 1846'; blackware amphora with strap handles (one absent), band of rosettes to the neck, old collector's labels 'Carnac 1846' to base and body; amphora with marine encrustation, old collector's label (illegible). [3]
ProvenanceCollected circa 1846.
From a 19th century collection.
Acquired by a previous vendor's father in the 1930s-1940s.
Ex property of a North London, UK, gallery.
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LOT 0083
Greek Terracotta Vessel Collection
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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Cypriot White Painted Ware Zoomorphic Jug with Swastikas
Cypro-Archaic, circa 700-600 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Spherical body with pinched trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle, painted 'eyes' to the mouth, vertical arrow and gammadions to each side; two very old labels to the base; repaired. 345 grams, 16 cm high
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Phoenician Terracotta Figure Collection
Circa 6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,040
Including standing figure with a lamb across his shoulders, female with disc pendant between her breasts, bearded male bust with pointed headgear and other types, each on a custom-made stand. 690 grams total, 10.5-14.5 cm including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Cypriot Bichrome Ware Pottery Feeder Flask
Iron Age, circa 950-850 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £325
Spherical body with flared foot, trumpet-shaped mouth with strap handle, flared spout to the shoulder with strainer; painted circles to the mouth, rim and body, transverse stripes to the handle. 148 grams, 11.2 cm high
Acquired from Bonhams, London, 20 October 2005, no.406 (part). From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages and the original Bonhams lot tag.
