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LOT 0081
Large Graeco-Parthian Ribbed Silver Goblet
GRAECO-PARTHIAN OR GANDHARAN, 1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 7/8 in. (695 grams, 20 cm high).
With carinated ribbed walls, the upper portion cylindrical, the lower ovoid, with a separately made footed base, with the foot characterised by a central horizontal groove.
ProvenanceRobert Haber, New York, 1992.
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 a search certificate number no.13036-248075.
See similar cup in Baratte, F., East and West: A Central Asian Silver Hoard from the Parthian Era, pp.39,59, fig.22; Christie’s, Indian and Southeast Asiatic art, New York, 14 September 2010, New York, 2010, no.39; the cup type is also illustrated on Gandharan reliefs from Buner, see Kurita, I., Gandharan Art II, The World of the Buddha, 2003, p.186, fig.535; this type, in cast copper and in silver, was also found in Taxila, see Marshall, J., Taxila: An Illustrated Account of Archaeological Excavations, vols. II-III, Cambridge, 1951, pl.183, nos. 272-273, in cast copper; pl.187, no.5b, pl.1881 no.5a-5b, in silver; Marshall, J., The Buddist Art of Ghandara, Cambridge, 1960, fig.42, p.34, in silver; for another example, see Tanabe, K., Gandharan Art from the Hirayama Collection, 2013, p.237, fig.VI-63.
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LOT 0081
Large Graeco-Parthian Ribbed Silver Goblet
Estimate £20,000 - 30,000€23,200 - 34,800 (for guidance only)$27,000 - 40,500 (for guidance only)
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Greek Bronze Kouros Patera Handle with Bowl
Archaic, circa 480 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
The handle formed as a nude youth supporting a panel of double volutes and half-palmettes, long braided hair falling at the back of the neck and on his forehead; the legs joined and ankles extended, the feet enclosed in pointed shoes, palmette below; accompanied by the bowl with inverted rim, a pair of parallel lines to the outer rim; the handle and part of the rim detached and mounted separately on the custom-made display stand. 1.35 kg total, 45.5 cm high including stand
with Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075168. 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.12462-228709.
Anthropomorphic handles with images of young naked boys connected with animals were widespread and used for mirrors. The object, in particular, is part of the group of mirrors and paterae with standing youths (male and female, probably symbolising athletes) and nude female mirror caryatids (Mitten-Doeringer, 1968, figs.87-88) serving as vertical handles. -
Bronze Military Standard Finial of an Ibex
Transcaucasia, 13th-6th century B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £4,000
Wth a rounded body and prominent raised neck, a tubular muzzle with stylised eyes and ears and a small, slightly open mouth; a ring with a chain and a large carnelian sphere beneath the chin; a wide incised groove above the front legs, perhaps intended to represent muscles; a long slit beneath the abdomen; standing on a rectangular platform with a pin for insertion to a wooden shaft; accompanied by a custom-made display stand. 643 grams total, ibex: 15 cm high
Acquired in Vienna, Austria, in the 1990s. Collection of N.M., former Israeli Ambassador to Austria (1998–2000). Private collection, London. 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 number no.13039-247908.
In Scythian art, the ibex was often depicted in dynamic ‘animal style’ symbolising life, strength, and perhaps cosmic struggles, potentially linked to seasonal cycles or fertility, showing its sacred status as a totem animal alongside mouflons. The realistically depicted posture of the animal testifies to the ancient masters' keenness of observation and of their skill in rendering the character of the animal in metal. The posture recalls more archaic (7th-6th century B.C.) animal style art found in the Tagar finials. -
Etruscan Carnelian Scarab with Hercules at a Fountain in Gold Ring
3rd century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Hoop made from D-section wire with coils to the shoulders, scarab bezel with carapace detailing and intaglio of a standing nude figure of Hercules holding a club and amphora at a stream, enclosed by a roped border. 5.73 grams, 22.52 mm overall, 18.68 x 16.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P, USA 7 1/2, Europe 16.23, Japan 15)
Acquired on the UK art market. Private collection, England.
