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LOT 0562
Post Minoan Agate Gemstone with Goat
AEGEAN, 9TH-8TH CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (1.52 grams. 13 mm).
Lentoid in section with intaglio goat looking backwards towards a bird in flight; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Post Minoan Agate Gemstone with Goat
Aegean, 9th-8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Lentoid in section with intaglio goat looking backwards towards a bird in flight; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 1.52 grams. 13 mm
From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Bronze Horse Harness Fitting Group
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Comprising: one with flared shank, one lateral loop and openwork square; one with ellipsoid openwork loop and D-shaped bracket to reverse. 52.7 grams total, 49-61 mm
Acquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s. From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Attic Black-Glazed Squat Lekythos
400-350 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Of ovoid form with trumpet-shaped spout and strap handle, reserved palmette motif; with record card 'Squat pattern Lekythos. Attic? Palmette in red on black glaze. 400-350 B.C. / 22. (22.11.84) Charles Ede. H 10.0 Di 5.4 B 4.1 cm.'. 69 grams, 10 cm
with Sotheby's, London, 7 July, no.376. with Charles Ede Ltd, 12 November 1984. The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory (1937-2022), 5th Baronet of Coryton. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by an old handwritten collector's ticket. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory was a lifelong connoisseur with a deep appreciation for objets d’art and antiquities, particularly Attic pottery and numismatics. He took great pleasure in meticulously cataloguing and archiving his collection. The selection of pottery, glass, and stone fragments will be presented across twenty-four lots, many of which boast provenance from renowned dealerships and auction houses, including Charles Ede, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams.
