Lot 82,
Female figure, Piravend, circa 9th-8th Century B.C., bronze, 7 3/8
inches high
The
best piece in the auction is Lot 82, a Piravend bronze female figure
from circa 9th-8th Century B.C. It is 7 3/8 inches high.
It
was once with David David-Weill of Paris and the Merrin Gallery in New
York. With its knobby breasts and feet and huge head it is
splendidly abstract and very impressive. It has an estimate
of
$80,000 to $120,000. It
sold for $341,000.
Lot 85,
Female idol, marble, Sardinian, Ozeri culture, circa 2500-2000 B.C., 13
3/4 inches high
A
larger and considerably older female figure is Lot 85, Sardinian, Ozeri
culture, circa 2500-2000 B.C. The marble figure is 13 3/4
inches
high. It is propperty of the Michael and Judy Steinhardt Collection and
once was with the Merrin Gallery in New York. Its face is
featureless except for a long ridge for a nose. It has an
estimate of $800,000 to $1,200,000. It
failed to sell.
Lot 49,
terracotta female figure, Egyptian, Second Intermediate Period,
1648-1550 B.C., 3 15/16 inches high
The
most charming work in the auction is Lot 49, a seated Egyptian
terracotta female figure clutching two small children, the
Second
Intermediate Period, 1648-1550 B.C. It is 3 15/16 inches
high.
It has an estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It sold for $18,750.
Lot 34,
falcon, bronze, Egyptian, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30
B.C.,12 1/4 inches high
Lot
34 is a very fine Egyptian bronze falcon from the Late Period
to
the Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. It is 12 1/4 inches high.
It is very finely sculpted and has an opening for a
now-missing
mummy or votive "presumably once sealed in plaster. It has an
estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. It sold for $317,000.
Lot
78, Head of a Male Worshipper, gypsum, Mesopotamian, Syria, Early
Dynastic III, circa 2500-2250 B.C., 6 5/8 inches high
Lot
78 is a Mesopatamian head of a male worshipper made out of gypsum,
Syria, Early Dynastic III, circa 2500-2250 B.C. It is 6 5/8
inches high. It has an estimate of $80,000 to $120,000.
It sold for
$100,000.
Lot 149,
Olpe, bronze, Roman, circa Early 2nd Century A.D., 11 7/8 inches high
Lot 149 is an impressive
Roman bronze Olpe from circa 2nd Century A.D. It is 11 7/8
inches high. It is decorated with a battle scene between
Romans and Dacians in front of a fortified town. It has an
estimate of $500,000 to $700,000.
It failed to sell.
Lot
10, Terracotta mourners, Boeotian, circa 600 B.C., 9 7/8 inches high
Lot 10 consists of two
similar Boeotian terracotta mourners, circa 600 B.C. They are
9 7/8 inches high and the perfect gift for grown-up
children/collectors. The lot has an estimate of $10,000 to
$15,000. It
sold for $16,250.
Lot
21, bronze warrior, Etruscan, from Umbria, circa 450-400 B.C., 8 1/2
inches high
Lot
21 is a magnificent Etruscan bronze warrior from Umbira, circa 450-400
B.C., with lively detail, especially in its large helmet. It
is 8
1/2 inches high. It is missing its spear and left foot.
It
has a modest estimate of $10,000 to $15,000. It sold for $56,250.
Lot 81,
"Smiting god," Canaanite, bronze, Late Bronze Age, circa 1550-1200
B.C., 8 3/8 inches high
Lot
81 is a bronze Canaanite figure of a smiting god from the Late Bronze
Age, circa 1550-1200 B.C. It is 8 3/8 inches high.
It is
missing its spear. It has an estimate of $80,000 to $120,000. It sold for $100,000.
Lot 138,
Venus, Roman, marble, circa 1st Century B.C., 13 inches high
Lot 13 is a lovely Roman
marble sculpture of Venus from circa 1st Century B.C. It is
13 inches high. It has an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000.
It sold for
$50,000.
Lot 141,
Mercury, bronze, Roman, circa 1st Century A. D., 8 3/4 inches high
Lot
141 is a very fine Roman bronze of Mercury, circa 1st Century A.D.
It is 8 3/4 inches high. It has an estimate of
$50,000 to $70,000. It
failed to sell.
Lot 20, Kore,
Etruscan, Archaic Period, circa 500-480 B.C., bronze, 8 1/4 inches high
Lot
20 is a solid-cast bronze statuette of an Etruscan kore, Arcaic Period,
circa 500-480 B.C., with her left hand pulling her skirt forward.
It is 8 1/4 inches high. It has an estimate of
$30,000 to
$50,000. It
sold for $60,000.
Lot 160,
Panel from a sarcophagus, marble, Roman, circa 180 A.D., 57 1/8 inches
long
Lot
160 is a Roman marble sarcophagus panel, circa 180 A.D. It is
57 1/8 inches long and was once in the collection of Pierpont
Morgan. It has an estimate of $200,000 to $300,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 145,
Roman table support, marble, circa 1st-2nd Century A.D., 27 1/4 inches
wide
Lot
145 is a handsome Roman marble table support from circa the 1st-2nd
Century A.D. It is 27 1/4 inches wide. It has an
estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. It
failed to sell.
Lot 19, male
torso, terracotta, Greek, Hellenistic Period, circa 4th-2nd Century
B.C., 9 1/2 inches high
Lot
19 is a very fine Greek terracotta male torso from the Hellenistic
Period, circa 4th-2nd Century B.C. It is 9 1/2 inches high.
It has a modest estimate of $8,000 to $12,000. It sold for $43,750.
Lot 154, Head
of Mars, Roman, circa Late 1st-Early Second Century A.D., marble, 18
1/4 inches high
Lot 154 is an impressive
Roman marble head of Mars, circa Late 1st-Early 2nd Century A.D.
It is 18 1/4 inches high. It was once in the
collection opf Sir Francis Sacheverell Darwin. It has an
estimate of $250,000 to $350,000. It
failed to sell.
Lot
52, portrait head of a pharoah, possibly Tutankhamen, Egyptian,
steatite, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1391-1323 B.C., 1 1/4 inches high
Lot
52 is a finely detailed small Egyptian steatite portrait head of a
pharaoh, New Kingdom, 18th Dynasty, 1391-1323 B.C. It is 1
1/4
inches high. The catalogue states it might depict
Tutankhamen.
It was once with
Charles D. Kelekian of New York and Lester Wolfe of New York.
It has an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It sold for $50,000.
Lot 58, Wood
cat coffin, Egyptian, 10 1/8 inches high
Lot
58 is an impressive Egyptian wood cat coffin from the Late Period
664-30 B.C. It is 10 1/8 inches high. It
has an estimate of $12,000 to $18,000. It sold for $17,500.
Lot 30, Maat,
bronze, Egyptian, Third Intermediate Period to Late Period, 21st to
26th Dynasty, 1070-525 B.C., 7 1/8 inches high
Lot
30 is a good Egyptian bronze of a seated Maat from the Third
Intermediate to Late Period, 21st to 26th Dynasty, 1070-525 B.C.
It is 7 1/8 inches high. It has an estimate of
$20,000 to $30,000. It
sold for $30,000.
Lot 4, Figure
of a man, Egyptian, copper alloy, New Kingdom, Early 18th Dynasty,
circa 1550-1479 B.C., 5 1/4 inches high
Lot
4 is a nice Egyptian copper alloy figure of a man with a staff from the
New Kingdom, Early 18th Dynasty, circa 1550-1479 B.C. It is 5
1/4 inches high. It has an estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It sold for $149,000!