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LOT 0835
Large Parthian Blue Glazed Plate
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
9 1/8 in. (705 grams, 23.2 cm wide).
With a shallow conical bowl on a basal ring, concentric raised circles to the inner side, fine glaze and minor chips to the rim.
ProvenanceEx London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London, UK.
For the shape, see Vedat Nedim Tör Museum, item 2215.
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LOT 0835
Large Parthian Blue Glazed Plate
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£400 (EUR 464; USD 540) +BP*
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Greek Terracotta Amphora Attributed to the Phineus Painter
Chalcidian, circa 525 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Piriform body with splayed foot and narrow handles; the neck with slender lotus blossoms and palmettes, Side A) two opposing roosters with a lotus blossom in between, two standing swans flanking, below a youth on horseback holding the reins of a trotting horse, a man and a woman behind the horse; Side B) a grazing deer before an advancing panther looking back, two opposing sphinxes below with their heads turned back and front paws raised. 1.06 kg, 28 cm
Ex Münzen und Medaillen A.G., H. Cahn, Basel, 13 April 1985. Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12643-236366.
An important work by the leading master of the 'Chalcidian' workshop, which, despite the name, is not to be located in Chalkis itself but rather in a Chalcidian colony in Magna Graecia (possibly Rhegion). Within the oeuvre of Phineus, who is known for his neck-amphorae, examples with two image zones are very rare—see, for example, the fragmentary amphora in the Faina Collection in Orvieto, with similar sphinxes. -
Greek Bronze Ring Bezel Group
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including standing figure with patera in one extended hand and other types. 5.05 grams total, 16-27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Scythian Bronze Stag's Head Mount Pair
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Each an openwork appliqué formed as the head and neck of an elk, incised eye, mouth and other detailing; above, crown with spiral detailing forming antlers; thick attachment loop to reverse. 25.9 grams total, 43-50 mm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK.
