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LOT 0112
Scythian Gold Appliqué Collection
5TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
3/4 - 1 7/8 in. (4 1/2 in.) (5.28 grams total, 19-47 mm (124 grams total, mount: 11.5 cm high)).
Group of sheet-gold appliqué mounts with repoussé detailing comprising a pair of advancing lions with coiled tail and open mouth; a pair of elk heads with curved antlers; supplied with a custom-made presentation mount. [4]
ProvenanceGerman art market.
European private collection, 1970s-early 2000s.
Acquired from the above; thence by descent.
Private collection, London, UK.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12670-234552.
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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Greek Boeotian Ceramic Pappades Figure
6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Comprising: rectangular section tapering body with small stub arms, tapering neck, pinched conical spur for the nose, chignon to rear of head and scooped headdress with scrolled finial above; traces of geometric applied decoration to body; mounted on a custom-made stand. 188 grams, 20.5 cm
Private collection. with Sotheby's 11 December 1961, no.121. with Sotheby's 8 December 1994, no.178. Accompanied by copies of the relevant 1994 Sotheby's catalogue pages. 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. -
Greek Gold Ring with Garnet Cabochon
5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,560
Comprising a slender hoop and an applied granulated bezel set with a garnet cabochon, the granules forming a radiating star motif around the cabochon. 2.80 grams, 21.53 mm overall, 19.67 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L, USA 5 3/4, Europe 11.24, Japan 10)
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Etruscan Engraved Scarab in Gold Swivel Ring
Circa 3rd century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,820
Carnelian scarab with flat underside, segmented border around a figure bent over his tools, set into a later swivel-mount with carinated hoop, wires wound round the shank at each shoulder. 10.23 grams, 35.18 mm overall, 17.75 x 23.05 mm internal diameter (approximate size British P 1/2, USA 7 3/4, Europe 16.86, Japan 16)
Acquired from a London dealer in the 1980s. From the collection of a London antiquarian, formed since the 1980s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12745-234210. 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.
