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LOT 1250
Parthian Bronze Vessel
2ND CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
6 1/8 in. (110 grams, 15.5 cm wide).
Hemispherical in form with broad mouth. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990-2000.
This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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Hittite Ceramic Idol Head
2nd millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Head with applied headdress, eyes and earrings, pointillé nostrils and collar. 11 grams, 30 mm
Fine condition.
Ex an important Dutch collection; acquired on the European art market in the 1970s. From the private collection of John Meredith, acquired since the 1990s; thence by descent. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Large Holy Land Gold and Garnet Drop Earrings
1st millennium B.C.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,750
Each a crescent hoop with lateral collars and granule, long columnar drop formed as six columns of stacked granules with filigree braided bands to the outer face, graduated bulb finial; discoid cell above with inset replicant garnet cabochon and the hoops added later. 34.90 grams total, 91 mm each
From a North American gentleman's collection, 1980-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12708-235755. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Kashan Turquoise Glazed Bowl
13th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £247
Glazed hemispherical bowl with deep basal ring, painted scroll and dot decoration to the inner face, punched decoration to the outer face, old inked label 'XIII cnt, 750'; repaired. 203 grams, 15.3 cm wide
From the private family collection of Ersula Barter-Hemmerich, the longest serving member of staff working at the United Nations, her private collection formed in the 1950s and 1960s; thence by descent to her grandson. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
