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LOT 0104
Scythian Bronze Stag's Head Mount Pair
CIRCA 5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
2 1/4 in. (64.5 grams total, 57 mm each).
Each an openwork appliqué formed as the head and neck of an elk, incised eye with curled browline; above, three roundels with spiral detailing connected by lateral arms forming antlers; thick attachment loop to reverse. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenancePrivate collection formed in Europe in the 1980s.
Westminster collection, central London, UK
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LOT 0104
Scythian Bronze Stag's Head Mount Pair
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
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Large Parthian Blue Glazed Plate
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
With a shallow conical bowl on a basal ring, concentric raised circles to the inner side, fine glaze and minor chips to the rim. 705 grams, 23.2 cm wide
Ex London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s. Private collection, London, UK. -
Greek Bronze Ring with Horse Protomes
Hellenistic, 2nd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £75
D-section hoop with expanding shoulders and discoid bezel, finely engraved two upper parts of horses joined as one into 'S' shape. 6.79 grams, 25.48 mm overall, 21.72 x 21.92 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Y, USA 12, Europe 27.51, Japan 26)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Greek Solid Gold Earring Pair
4th-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,389
Each a thick braided hoop with a collar of twisted filigree and a lion's mask finial. 18.43 grams total, 27 mm each
Private London collection, 1980s. Private collection, acquired on the British art market in 1993. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13185-249263.
The earrings belong to the hoop-type earrings, in which animal and human heads form the terminals as small miniature sculptures modelled in the round. The heads were attached to collars made from a single piece of gold. The group is characterised by lion heads.
