Lot
33, Oinochoe, Canosan, pottery, Apulia, circa early 3rd Century B.C.,
24 inches high
Lot 33 is
a lovely Canosan oinochoe from Apulia, circa early 3rd Century B.C.,
that still has much of its pottery covered with painting. It is
24 inches high. The top half of the work is adorned with a lovely
draped female figure. The bowl of the work is very handsomely
painted with a winged Nike driving a quadriga chariot with each horse
rearing with a blue feather fastened to its bridle followed a nude
Cupid.
Detail
of Lot 33
The
catalogue entry notes that "this extraordinarily well preserved vase is
a superb example of the Hellenistic polychrome tradition associate with
Canosa in the Daunia region of Apulia."
The lot has a modest estimate of $60,000 to $90,000. It sold for $60,000.
Lot 35 is a pair of oinochoai very similar in design and size
to Lot 33 but with hardly any traces of paint. It is property
from the collection of Lewis Cullman. It has an estimate of
$40,000 to $60,000. It failed to
sell.
Lot
34, pair of Canosan terracotta horses, Hellenistic Period, circa 3rd
Century B.C., the longer one is 11 3/4 inches in length
Another
Canosan work is Lot 34, a pair of galloping horses, Hellenistic Period,
circa 3rd Century B.C. The longer one is 11 3/4 inches in
length. They are rearing and depicted with a top knot above their
ridged manes and with a "zig-zagging" tail. The lot was exhibited
in 1984 at the Merrin Gallery. The lot is spectacular and can
adorn a prince's desk. It has a modest estimate of $20,000 to
$30,000. It sold for $20,000.
Lot
40, a pair of horse bits, Villanovan, bronze, each 8 1/2 inches long,
circa 8th Century B.C.
Lot 40 is
a fine pair of bronze Villanovan horse bits, circa 8th Century
B.C. Each is 8 1/2 inches long. They were once owned by
Elie Borowski of Basel. They have an estimate of $15,000 to
$20,000. The lot failed to sell.
Lot
56, Comedic actor, bronze, Roman, circa 1st Century B.C., 6 3/4 inches
high
Lot 56 is
a superb Roman bronze of a comedic actor circa 1st Century B.C., that
was originally a furniture finial. It is 6 3/4 inches high.
It has great detail with a fringed skirt and is wearing a
megaphone-style mask with the actor's own mouth and teeth visible
within. It is the back-cover illustration of the catalogue. It
has a modest estimate of $20,000 to $30,000. It sold for $37,500.
Lot
55, Torso of Diana, Roman, marble, circa 1st Century A.D., 13 3/4
inches high
Lot 55 is
a wonderful and highly desirable "Torso of Diana" that is 13 3/4 inches
high. The Roman marble is from circa 1st Centry A.D. and is
extremely graceful and lovely. She has a high belted tunic and is
wearing a quiver on her back and her palmable belly-button shows
through the tunic. Too small to be set atop your palace's grand
staircase, it is a perfect foyer piece. It has a modest estimate
of $40,000 to $60,000. It sold
for $62,500.
Lot
70, Right arm, bronze, Roman, circa 1st-3rd Century A.D., 29 inches long
The
auction has several Roman hands and arms and the most impressive is Lot
70, a right arm from circa 1st-3rd Century A.D. that measures 29 inches
long. It has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 39,
attachment, bronze, Etruscan, circa 7th -6th Century B.C., 4 1/4 inches
high
Lot 39 is
an Etruscan bronze attachment, circa 7th-6th Century B.C., that is 4
1/4 inches high with a lion straddling two of the attachment's eight
spikes. The lot has an estimate of $15,000 to $20,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
81, Votive right hand, bronze, Roman, 5 1/4 inches high
Lot
81 is a wonderful small Roman bronze of a votive right hand that is 5
/14 inches hyiugh. It is from the 3rd-4th Century A.D. The
piece depicts Sabazios, a Phrygian god, in the palm of a right hand
with a sphere being held between the thumb and forefinger. He is
wearing the Phrygian cap of Attis and is standing on a bull's
head. The lot has a modest estimate of $6,000 to $8,000. It sold for $6,875.
Lot
42, Hercle, bronze, Etruscan, circa 4th-3rd Century B.C., 6 3/8 inches
high
Lot 42 is
a fine Etruscan bronze statuette of Hercules that is 6 3/8 inches
high and is circa 4th-3rd Century B.C. His left arm is
draped with the pelt of the Nemean lion and he is holding a snake in
one hand and brandishing a club in the other. The lot was once
owned by Christos G. Bastis. It has an estimate of $20,000 to
$30,000. It sold for $68,750.
Lot
51, Parade helmet mask, Roman, gilt bronze, circa 2nd Century A.D., 5
1/2 inches high
Lot 51 is
a great large fragment of a gilt bronze Roman parade helmet mask from
circa 2nd Century A.D. It is 5 1/2 inches high. It was once
owned by Axel Guttman of Berlin. It has an estimate of $20,000 to
$30,000. It sold for $32,500.
Lot
50, helmet, iron, Macedonian or Thracian, circa 4th Century B.C., 18
inches high
Lot
50 is a fearsome iron helmet, Macedonian or Thracian, circa 4th Century
B.C. It is 18 inches high with a peaked top and faceguards.
It has an estimate of $80,000 to $120,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
104, Female figure, bronze, Piravend, circa 9th-8th Century B.C., 4 7/8
inches high
Lot 104 is
a Piravend bronze female figure from circa 9th-8th Century B.C.
It is 4 7/8 inches high. It was with the Merrin Gallery in
1995. It has an estimate of $70,000 to $90,000. It failed to sell.
Lot 101,
Enthroned deity, bronze, Canaanite, late Bronze Age, circa 1550-1200
B.C., 6 1/2 inches tall
Lot
101 is a Canaanite bronze enthroned deity circa 1550-1200 B.C. It
is 6 1/2 inches high. The figure, which is missing its crown and
arms, is sheathed in a long robe with diagonal ridges. It was
once in the collection of Mathias Komor of New York. It has an
estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
133, Bastet, bronze, Egyptian, Late Period, 664-332 B.C., 4 7/8 inches
high, left; Lot 149, Bastet, bronze, Egyptian, Late Period to Ptolemaic
Period, 664-30 B.C., 5 5/8 inches high, center; Lot 144 Bastet,
Egyptian, bronze, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C., 4 1/8
inches high, right
Lot
133 is a good Egyptian bronze Bastet, Late Period, 664-332 B.C.
It is 4 7/8 inches high and the goddess has a scarab incised on her
forehead and is holding the aegis of lion-headed Sekmet. It has
an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000.
It failed to sell.
Lot 149 is a very good Egyptian bronze Bastet, Late
Period-Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. It is 5 5/8 inches
high. It has an estimate of $12,000 to $18,000. It sold for $15,000.
Lot 144 is a fine Egyptian bronze Bastet, Late Period to
Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. It is 4 1/8 inches high. It
has an estimate of $8,000 to $12,000. It sold for $6,250.
Lot
141, Lion-headed goddess, Egyptian bronze, Late Period to Ptolemaic
Period, 664-30 B.C., 6 1/8 inches high, left; 143, Lion-headed goddess,
Egyptian, bronze, Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C., 3 3/8
inches high, right
Lots 141
and 143 are Egyptian bronze statues of a lion-headed goddess from the
Late Period to Ptolemaic Period, 664-30 B.C. The former is 6 1/8
inches high and the latter 3 3/8 inches. Both were given in 1915
by Lieutenant Commander Gorringe to the Worchester Art Museum in
Massachusetts. The former has an estimate of $6,000 tpo
$8,000. It sold for
$13,750. The latter has an estiamte of $6,000 to
$8,000. It sold for $15,000.
Lot 135, Neith,
Egyptian, bronze, Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C., 8 1/8 inches
high
Lot 135 is
a lovely Egyptian bronze of Neith, Late Period, 26th Dynasty,m 665-525
B.C. It is 8 1/8 inches high. It was once owned by Anthony
Drexel of Philadelphia, the Minneapolis Institute of Art and The Lannan
Foundation of Los Angeles. It has an estimate of $70,000 to
$90,000. It sold for $87,500.
Lot
130, Pharoah, bronze, Egyptian, 5 1/2 inches high
Lot 130 is
a fine Egyptian bronze statuette of a kneeling Pharoah. It is
from the Late Period, 26th Dynasty, 664-525 B.C. It is 5 1/2
inches high. It has an estimate of $70,000 to $90,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
113, limestone relief, Egyptian, Old Kingdom, 5th-6th Dynasty,
2494-2181 B.C., 27 1/2 inches high
Lot 113 is
a Egyptian good limestone relief that is Old Kingdom, 5th-6th Dynasty,
2494-2181 B.C. It is 27 1/2 inches high. It was once
in the collection of Ian Woodner. It has an estimate of $30,000
to $50,000. It sold for
$118,750.
Lot 140, Torso of an
official, Egyptian, grand diorite, Ptolemaic Period, circa 305-250
B.C., 22 1/2 inches high
Lot 140 is
a very impressive grand diorite Egyptian torso of an official,
Ptolemaic Period, circa 305-250 B.C. It is 22 1/2 inches
high. It was once in the collection of Denys Miller Sutton, the
editor of Apollo magazine. It
is headless
and legless and armless but very powerful and very beautiful.
It sold at Sotheby's New York in December, 2008 for $662,500 when it
had a conservative estimate of $150,000 to $250,000. At this auction,
it has an estimate of $800,000 to $1,200,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
136, Cat head, gilt wood, Egyptian, Ptolemaioc Period, circa 1550-30
B.C., 3 inches tall
Lot
136 is an attractive Egyptian gilt wood cat head from the Ptolemaic
Period, circa 1550-30 B.C. It is 3 inches high and was probably
from a cat-shaped coffin or a furniture finial. It has a modest
estimate of $5,000 to $7,000. It
sold for $13,750.
Lot
48, dagger and scabbard, Celtic, bronze, circa 8th Century B.C., 15 1/2
inches long
Lot 48 is
a very finely made Celtic bronze dagger and scabbard from circa 8th
Century B.C. It is 15 1/2 inches long. It has an estimate
of $10,000 to $15,000. It was
withdrawn.