Lot 85, bust of mythological hero, Bactria or Eastern Persia, black chlorite, 4 inches high
Lot
85 is a more powerful if less beautiful object than Lot 19, the
"stargazer." It is a bust of a mythological hero from Bactria or
Eastern Persia, circa 2200-2000 B.C. Made of black chlorite, it
is missing its right arms and lower legs and is holding a rectangular
cup inhis left hand.The work comes from the Fouroughi and Ishiguro Collections
and was reported to have been found in a cache of six related
figures and is one of the largest. The catalogue notes that this
work "closely resembles one acquired by the Louvre in 1961."
This powerful lot, which is missing some inlay and its base, had
a conservative estimate of $80,000 to $120,000 when it was offered at Christie's June 13, 2000 and sold for $105,000. Its estimate this time is $300,000 to $500,000. It sold for $1,258,500.
Lot 107, figure of a woman, terracotta, Syrian, Tell-Halaf type, circa 5th Millennium B.C., 2 1/2 inches high
Looking
for an older woman, then buy Lot 107, a Syrian terracotta figure of a
woman, Tell-Halaf type, circa 5th Millennium B.C. It is 2 1/2
inches high and has a very modest estimate of $600 to $900.
It was with Antiquarium Ltd. in New York in 1991. It sold for $1,250.
Lot 67, Horus falcon, bronze, Egyptian 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C., 14 1/2 inches highLot
67 is a large and very impressive and fiune bronze Horus falcon.
The Egyptian sculpture is from the 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C.
It is 14 1/2 inches high and has a modest estimate of $150,000 to
$250,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 70, statue of falcon-headed horus, bronze, Egyptian, 7 inches high
Lot
702, for example, is a
bronze figure of
Horus, 21st/22nd Dynasty, 1076-716 B.C., that is 7 inches high.
It depicts the falcon-headed god striding with his left hand raised
in salutation. The god wears a pleated kilt with Knot of Isis in
front. The arms were cast separately
and the details are finely engraved. It was from the collection of
Charles Pankow. When it was offered at Sotheby's December 8, 2004
in New York, it had an estimate of $15,000
to $25,000 and sold for $39,000. This time it has an estimate of
$40,000 to $60,000. It sold for $182,500.
Lot
63, head of Senenmut, quartzite, Egyptian, 18th Dynasty, reign of
Hatshepsut/Tuthmosis III, 1479o-1458 B.D., 8 1/4 inches highLot
63 is an impressite Egyptian quartzite head of Senenmut from Egypt,
18th Dynasty, reign of Hatshepsut/Tuthmosis III, 1470-1458 B.C.
It is 8 1/4 inches high. The catalogue notes that Senenmut
became a favorite of Hatshepsut and was the Overseer of the Estates of
Amun and the steward and tutor of Tuthmosis II's daughter, Nefrura.
It has an estimate of $250,000 to $350,000. It sold for $332,500.
Lot 71, Anubis, bronze, Egyptian, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C, 5 3/4 inches high
Lot
71 is a very nice bronze Egyptian statuette of Anubis, 26th Dynasty,
664-525 B.C. Its eyes and eyebrows are filled with electrum or
gold overlay. It is 5 3/4 inches high. It has a modest
estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It sold for $20,000.
Lot
77, relief fragment of Arsinoe II, polychrome limestone, Egyptian,
Ptolemaic Period, reign of Arsinoe II, 279/274-270 B.C., or shortly
thereafter 12 5/8 inches square
Lot 77 is a relief fragment of Arsinoe II, polychrome limestone, Egyptian,
Ptolemaic Period, reign of Arsinoe II, 279/274-270 B.C., or shortly
thereafter. It is 12 5/8 inches square and has an estimate of $15,000 to $25,000. It sold for $31,250.
Lot 69, Apis bull, bronze, Egyptian, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C., 4 1/2 inches highLot
69 is a finely detailed Egyptian bronze Apis bull from the 26th
Dynasty, 664-525 B.C. It is 4 1/2 inches high and was once in the
collection of Omar Pacha Sulton in Cairo. It has an estimate of
$40,000 to $60,000. It sold for $92,500.
Lot
65, an Egyptian green-schist votive cubit rod of Merry-Ptah, Royal
Scribe and Majordomo, Late 18th Dynasty, circa 1330-1250 B.C., had an
estimate of $150,000 to $250,000. The four-side, 20 11/16-inch
long shaft inscribed with hieroglyphics on three sides, sold for
$1,762,500.
Lot 68, a bronze Egyptian statue of a mongoose, had
an estimate of $80,000 to $120,000. It sold for $602,500.
C. Hugh Hildesley, the auctioneer, described the lot as "cute."
Lot 50, head of Aphrodite, marble, Roman Imperial, circa Late 1st/Early 2nd Century, A.D., 11 1/2 inches highThe
cover illustration of the catalogue is Lot 50, a Roman Imperial marble
head of Aphrodite, circa 1st Century/Early 2nd Century A.D. It is
11 1/2 inches high and is very beautiful despite her smashjed nose.
It has an estimate of $150,000 to $250,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 51A, head of the youthful Dionysos, marble, 1st half of the 2nd Century A.D., 6 inches highOne
of the finest works in the auction is Lot 51A, a small marble head of
the youthful Dionysos from the first half of the 2nd Century A.D.
It is 6 inches high and was formerly in the collections of I. N.
Phelps Stokes and Joseph Brummer. It has a modest estimate of
$25,000 to $30,000. It sold for $50,000.
Lot 53, Satyr riding a sea-goat, marble, Roman Imperial, Early Augustan, Late 1st Century B.C, 28 inches highLot
53 is a happy satyr riding a sea-goat, a Roman Imperial marble
sculpture, Early Augustan, Late 1st Century B.C. It is 28 inches
high and there are four other known examples, three of which are in the
garden of the Church of SS Giovanni e Paolo in Rome. They are
headless, however and weathered and apparently formed part of a
fountain group. The fourth example is in the Vatican Museums but
the body of the satyr is missing. The lot has an estimate of
$250,000 to $250,000. It sold for $1,986,500.
Lot 58, marble head of a maenad on a porphry bust of Sarapis, Roman Imperial, mid-1st/2nd Century A.D., 19 1/2 inches high
Lot
58 is an impressive marble head of a maenad on a porphry bust of
Sarapis. It is Roman Imperial, mid-1st/2nd Century A.D/ It
is 19 1/2 inches high and has an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000.
It was once in the collection of Sir Frances Cook, First Baronet
of Doughty House in England. It sold for $110,500.