Lot 11, Grave
stele, marble, Greek, Attic, circa 3rd quarter of the 4th Century B.C.,
of the Boeotian youth Onatoridas with his small dog jumping up to a
dove, 38 1/2 inches high, left; Lot 41, figure of Sophocles,
marble, Roman Imperial, 1st/2nd Century A.D., with 18th Century
restorations, 46 1/2 inches high
Lot
11 is the real cover illustration of the catalogue ad is a Greek Attic
marble grave stele of the Boeotian youth Onatoridas with his dog
jumping at a dove, circa 3rd quarter of the 4th Century B.C.
It is 38 1/2 inches high. It is property of the
estate of Jan Mitchell and was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of
Art from 1964 to 2011. It has an estimate of $300,000 to
$$500,000. It
sold for $902,500.
Lot 41, figure of Sophocles, marble, Roman Imperial,
1st/2nd Century A.D., with 18th Century restorations, 46 1/2 inches
high. The catalogue says the head probably does not belong
and that the figure is after a Greek portrait of the early 4th Century
B.C. It was once in the collection of James Hugh Smith Barry
(1746-1801) of Belmont and Marbury Hall, Northwich, Cheshire and the
estate of Hagop Kevorkian of New York. It has an estimate of
$80,000 to $120,000. It
sold for $158,500.
Lot 24, Olive
wreath, gold, Greek, circa 4th Century B.C., 9 1/2 inches wide
Lot 24, a
lovely Greek gold olive wreath, circa 4th Century B.C., is another
property of the estate of Jan Mitchell. It is 9 1/12 inches
wide. It was exhibited at the Metropolitan Museum of Art from
1966 to 2011. It has an estimate of $40,000 to $60,000. It sold for $332,500.
Lot 4,
Egyptian limestone relief fragment, New Kingdom, probably 18th Dynasty,
1554-1305 B.C., 17 1/4 inches long
Lot
4 is a great Egyptian limestone relief of the head of a lion, New
Kingdom, probably 18th Dynasty, 1554-1305 B.C. It is 17 1/4
inches long and was formerly in the collection of Dikran and Charles
Kelekian o fParis and Cole Porter. It has a modest estimate
of $80,000 to $120,000. It
sold for $110,500.
Lot
5, Statue of the Transport Official Karo, Egyptian, limestone block,
reign of Ramesses III, 1187-1156 B.C., 20 inches high
Lot
20 is an impressive Egyptian limestone block statue of the Transport
Official Karo, reign of Ramesses III, 1187-1156 B.C. The
figure is seated on a base with his arms crossed over his knees and it
comes from the Armenian Monastery of the Mechitaristen in Vienna in the
19th Century. It is 20 inches high. It has an
estimate of $250,000 to $350,000.
It failed to sell.
Lot
37, Group of the God Pan with a Nymph," marble, Roman Imperial, circa
1st Century A.D., 14 1/2 inches high
Lot
37 is an impressive marble sculpture of Pan with a Nymph, Roman
Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D. It is 14 1/2 inches high
and the catalogue has a photograph of how the piece looked with various
cracks before "masking. It has an estimate of $60,000 to
$90,000. It
sold for $80,500. It sold for $86,500 at
Sotheby's New York December 10, 2009 when it had an estimate of $50,000
to $80,000.
Lot 20,
sacrophagus lid, terracotta, Etruscan, circa Late 3rd Century B.C., 79
inches long
Lot
20 is a Etruscan terracotta sacrophagus lid, circa Late 3rd Century
B.C. It is 79 inches long and was once in the collection of
Evan Gorga, an Italian tenor. It has an estimate of $20,000
to $30,000. It
sold for $15,000.
Lot 52,
Trapezophoros, marble and onyx, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd Century A.D.,
in the form of a lion's leg, 29 inches high
Lot
52, Trapezophoros, marble and onyx, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd Century
A.D., in the form of a lion's leg. It is 29 inches high and
has an estimate of $35,000 to $45,000. It sold for $46,875.
Lot 76,
figure of a youth, Etruscan, brone, circa 2nd Century B.C., 6 1/2
inches high
Lot
76 is a very nice Etruscan bronze figure of a youth, circa 2nd Century
B.C. It is 6 1/12inches high and has an esitmate of $8,000 to
$12,000. It
sold for $17,500. It was once with Andre
Emmerich and Royal-Athena Galleries.
Lot 75,
figure of Hermes, Etruscan, bronze, 3rd/2nd Century B.C., 6
1/4 inches high
Lot 75 is an Etruscan bronze
figure of Hermes, 3rd/2nd Century B.C. It is 6 1/4 inches
high and has an estimate of $6,000 to $9,000. It sold for $11,250.
Lot 47,
Portrait head of a man, limestone, Roman Republican, circa Late1st
Century B.C., 11 1/2 inches high
Lot
47 is a very strong and impressive limestone head of a man, Roman
Republican, circa Late 1st Century B.C. It is 11 1/2 inches
high and has an estimate of $25,000 to $35,000. It failed to sell.
Lot
48, Portrait bust of a young man, Antonine, marble, Roman, circa
140-150 A.D., 26 inches high
Lot
48 is a very handsome Roman Antonine marble portrait bust of a young
man, circa 140-150 A.D. It is 26 inches highand has an
estimate of $18,000 to $22,000. It
sold for $31,250.
Lot 10,
Figure of a goddess, marble, Cycladic, Early Bronze Age II, circa
2600-2500 B.C., 9 11/16 inches high
Lot
10 is a nice Cycladic marble figure of a goddess, Early Bronze Age II,
circa 2600-2500 B.C. It is 9 11/16 inches high and
was exhibited at the Merrin Gallery in 1989. It has an
estimate of $175,000 to $225,000.
It failed to sell.
See The
City Review article on the Spring 2012 Antiquities auction at Christie's
See The
City Review article on the Spring 2011 Antiquities auction at Christies
See The City Review article on the
Spring 2011 Antiquities auction at Sotheby's