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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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Large Greek Terracotta Figure of a Kore
6th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,778
Hollow-formed with scaphoid headdress, long hair hanging behind the shoulders, heavy peplos dress extending to the floor with splayed hem and feet visible beneath; left hand held straight at the thigh, right hand in a fist between the breasts; mounted on a custom-made stand. 6.7 kg total, 57 cm including stand
Swiss private collection, assembled in the 1970s-1980s. with Galerie Serodine, Ascona, Switzerland, 1993. Collection of Dr E.N., Zug, acquired in 1995. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12858-241755. -
Greek Gold Bead Collection
4th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
A collection of necklace pendants and dress appliques comprising: a hollow bead with a truncated conical shape, featuring appliques for precious stone inserts; three studs with a hemispherical dome; a pair of appliques decorated with rosette and mask-shaped elements; a pendant in the form of a myrtle berry, and another fragment. 11.19 grams total, 10-31 mm
Acquired by a Swiss family in the mid-1980s to late 1990s, thence by descent. Private collection, Switzerland, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13023-246772.
The iconography of Hellenistic jewellery often incorporates vegetal motifs, reflecting the Greek value of fertility and a royal Greek female wearer’s obligation to produce heirs. With its heavy incorporation of plant motifs, including tendrils, blossoms, and a bursting pomegranate, the diadem design symbolises a woman’s reproductive potential and alludes to the female wearer’s social responsibility to produce offspring. -
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.
