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LOT 0103
Hellenistic Gold Earrings with Gemstones
CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
1 1/2 in. (3.85 grams total, 40 mm each).
Matched pair of gold earrings, each wire hoop with hook-and-eye closure, ellipsoid shield with beaded rim and cell with carnelian cabochon, free-running dangle with filigree crocketting and granule cluster. [2]
ProvenanceFrom a collection of a London lady, acquired annually during 1990s-2000s.
LiteratureCf. Marshall, F.H., Catalogue of the Jewellery, Greek, Etruscan and Roman, in the Department of Antiquities, British Museum, London, 1911, pl.LII, items 2376, 2377, for type.
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LOT 0103
Hellenistic Gold Earrings with Gemstones
Estimate £1,200 - 1,700€1,390 - 1,970 (for guidance only)$1,620 - 2,300 (for guidance only)
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Etruscan Bronze Pendant Group
Circa 8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £351
Comprising three pendant clusters, each a tube with balustered middle section and ribs, radiating loops at the lower end with suspended biconvex dangles. 90 grams total, 78 mm each
Acquired in the late 1970s. Ex Herr Bernhard Muller collection. with Galerie Ostracon, circa 2015. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph. -
Greek Apulian Blackware Pyxis
Circa 4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Black-glazed rounded body with two upright loop-handles, raised base, keeled edge with a thickened disc rim. 143 grams, 10.8 cm wide
Ex P. A., Hertfordshire, UK, specialist collection of Greek art, 1980-1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an old typed catalogue slip.
This pyxis was once fitted with a lid for cosmetics, powder or jewellery. Greek pottery from southern Italy is most easily identified by its glossy black finish, as seen here. It was the product of the Magna Graecia, especially in Apulia, a region in southern Italy populated by Greek colonists from the 8th century B.C. onwards, which imitated the artistic workshops of Attica and developed its own style. -
Greek Chevron Group Apulian Bell Krater
Circa 330 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
With bell-shaped body and narrow chamfered foot, two lateral looped and folded handles, broad everted rim with chamfered edge; remains of black painted design with palmettes. 1.7 kg, 26.5 cm high
with Galerie vom Parkberg, Hamburg, Germany, 1997. Acquired Gerhard Hirsch, Munich, Germany, 24-28 September 2018, lot 677. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence report from Ralf Kotalla, no.190131, dated 10 March 1997. Accompanied by a copy of the Gerhard Hirsch invoice and export licence.
