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LOT 0078
Villanovan Impasto Handled Oinochoe
CIRCA 9TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
11 3/4 in. (2.38 kg, 30 cm high).
Wheel-thrown and with a highly-burnished surface, comprising a protruding foot beneath the globular body, a tapering cylindrical neck and a trefoil-lipped spout, a wide strap handle joining spout to shoulder; decorated with an incised corded motif formin twisting rope patterns around the neck and zigzag across the body; repaired.
ProvenanceEx Richard Brockway, Vero Beach, Florida, USA.
Ex Arte Primitivo, New York, USA, in 1995.
with Artemis Gallery, Colorado, USA, 22 February 2019, lot 48E (US$2,500-3,500).
Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 20.07.
Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.
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Modelled with the head turned to one side, hump behind the shoulders. rounded rump; mounted on a custom-made stand. 145 grams total, 83 mm wide including stand
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Eastern Greek Gold Horse Earrings with Pendants
Circa 4th century B.C. and laterSold for (Inc. bp): £1,950
Each composed of a pair of bifacial addorsed horse-heads with filigree and granule detailing, filigree loop to each mouth, coil to each forehead, six loops to the underside each with a chain and sheet gold fruit pendant; to each face an inset glass cabochon; one with twisted wire ear hook above; both earrings with ancient chain dangles, one with a replicant horse. 18.08 grams total, 58-64 mm
Previously acquired on the UK art market between 1978-1980. Ex property of a North West London gentleman. -
Greek Gold Ring with Roundel
Hellenistic, 3rd-1st century B.C.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Flat-section hoop and discoid cell with inset panel, filigree ropework border enclosing band of U-shaped filigree and repoussé central motif of a facing bust with applied granule detailing. 4.14 grams, 23.21 mm overall, 18.15 x 16.08 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
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