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LOT 0092
Sabellian Bronze Statuette of Attacking Herakles
8TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
5 in. (146 grams total, 12.6 cm high including stand).
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.
ProvenanceEx 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.
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LOT 0092
Sabellian Bronze Statuette of Attacking Herakles
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£205 (EUR 238; USD 277) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Formed as a nude kouros, hands raised to touch the elaborate palmette sitting atop the boy's head, his face framed by a thick fringe, his hair, held by a band, falling down his back in serpentine waves; the figure standing with legs held close together, broken at mid-shin; a palmette-shaped fixing plate projecting at the back with two holes for rivets to attach to the broad, shallow dish which would have been used for libations. 178 grams total, handle: 17.3 cm high, 23.5 cm high including stand
Private collection UK (N.E.), acquired prior to 1970, and thence by descent. Accompanied by an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00058231 This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13550-263433.
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
