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LOT 0785
Parthian Blue Glazed Flask
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 3/4 in. (560 grams, 19.7 cm).
With a flattened discoid body and a short neck with flared mouth, two applied handles.
ProvenanceEx London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London.
Cf. The Brooklyn Museum, item number 77.132.
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LOT 0785
Parthian Blue Glazed Flask
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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Parthian Terracotta Prince Torso
2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Moulded in low-relief, standing figure in knee-length short-sleeved tunic with belt and cloak over the left shoulder; right arm bent across the body, hand holding a frond. 61 grams, 90 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Greek Carnelian Scarab Engraved with Hercules with Later Gold Setting
Etruscan, 3rd century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £625
With incised anatomical detailing, underside with a standing figure of Hercules, resting his hand on his club; with a later gold bar and suspension loop. 4.08 grams, 25 mm
Private collection, London. -
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Sabellian Bronze Statuette of Attacking Herakles
8th-4th century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £205
The nude hero depicted with a slender yet muscular body, the right arm angled and raised, the pierced hand probably once held a club, the left leg thrust forward energetically, lowering the hip line and emphasising the dynamic movement of the composition, the navel indicated by an engraved circular line, the knees marked by vertical incisions; the oval face characterised by eyes represented by triangular depressions, a narrow nose, a wide mouth whose slightly irregularly shaped lips separated by an incision, and a pointed chin; the short, cap-like hair detailed with fine incisions. 146 grams total, 12.6 cm high including stand
Ex Erika (1934-2025) and Jakob (1927-2025) Binkert, Binningen, Switzerland; inherited from Jakob's father, August Binkert-Textor (1896-1979), between 1940-1970, Basel. with Jean-David Cahn AG, Basel, Auction 2, 26 June 2000, no.239B; thence by descent.
Votive bronze from a Sabellian workshop in the typical local style. The Sabelli lived in the Samnium region (southern Apennines), where the cult of Heracles, as in Etruria, was widespread.
