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LOT 0117
Large Greek Silver-Gilt Bowl
HELLENISTIC, 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
8 3/8 in. (428 grams, 21.2 cm).
A shallow phiale with chamfered, thickened rim; narrow band of gilding beneath the rim, broad parcel-gilt decorative band with wave borders framing reserved tendrils and foliage; to the centre a parcel-gilt panel with keystone border and quatrefoil motif.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1980s.
Pierre Berge & Associes, Paris, Archéologie, 16 May 2018, lot 214.
Accompanied by a copy of a seven-page examination report number 113/2019 by Dr habil Mikhail Treister.
Accompanied by the original French archaeological passport.
Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Pierre Berge & Associes catalogue pages.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.10426-168735.
Cf. Pfrommer, M., Metalwork from the Hellenized East, The J.Paul Getty Museum, Catalogue of the Collections, Malibu, 1993, pp.110-111, no.1; 114-115 no.3; 118-119, no.5; 128-129, no.10, for similar bowls and decoration.
FootnotesThe bowl is comparable to an early group of Parthian bowls, kept in the P. Getty Museum, dated to the 2nd century B.C. It belongs to a group of bowls with parcel-gilt decoration on the interior, most probably manufactured in one of the Eastern Hellenistic workshops.
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LOT 0117
Large Greek Silver-Gilt Bowl
Estimate £18,000 - 24,000€20,880 - 27,840 (for guidance only)$24,300 - 32,400 (for guidance only)
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Greek Bronze Ring with Dog
3rd-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Comprising a slender D-section hoop and a lentoid bezel with a stylised dog. 1.24 grams, 18.82 mm overall, 17.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Greek Core-Formed Tall Glass Alabastron
6th-5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With a fusiform body, slender neck and broad flange rim, decorated with marvered feathering and spiralling trails; two lateral loop handles and a pinched lateral lug. 36.69 grams, 91 mm
Anonymous sale, Binoche & Giquello, Paris, 30th May 2012, no.124. Private collection, Switzerland. Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.0150269. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13188-249220.
Alabastra of this typology, core-formed, trail-decorated and tooled, are typical of the Eastern Mediterranean. They were diminutive examples of a shape popularly produced for perfumed oils in the Greek world. Larger forms are known in both glass and ceramics. -
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Scythian Gold Ibex Plaque Pair
Circa 7th century B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
Each a profile ibex with head reversed, horn returned to attach at the neck, pellet eye, beaded ring-and-dot motif to the shoulder and hip; thick attachment loop to the reverse. 15.6 grams total, 34-34.2 mm
Acquired in the 1980s. Private collection, London, UK. 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.13253-252971.
It is possible to hypothesise that these two elements were bridle plaques, like the two wolf-shaped bridle plaques, in a similar position and style, found in the Kurgan of Pazyrik (Piotrowskij, 1987, p.107, no.137). Belt plaques with zoomorphic motifs illustrate not only the recognised unity of the zoomorphic art of the Steppes, but also the links between the Scythians and the eastern nomadic groups.
