From Hephaistos`s Forge

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Cahn’s Quarterly 1/2015
From Hephaistos’s Forge - Precious Objects Made of Metal
A HANDLE FROM A LARGE VESSEL. L. 18 cm. Bronze. This finely cast horizontal handle once graced a substantial
vessel such as a basin or hydria. The central high-swung loop has faceted surfaces for ease of grip. Its ends terminate
each in a palmette with diamond-shaped heart, flanked by volutes and sprouting nine sharply ridged leaves. The
hearts are pierced to accomodate two disc-headed rivets that originally secured handle to vessel’s body. Both rivets
are preserved on the handle’s inner surface, together with a portion of the vessel’s wall. Fine green patina. Formerly
CHF 2,000
estate of Philippe Stoll, Strasbourg, 1960-1980. Greek, 1st half of 5th cent. B.C.
A LACONIAN HANDLE WITH A WOMAN’S HEAD. H. 6.8 cm. W. 7 cm. Bronze. Curved handle of a vessel; at the transition to the vessel’s body, a woman’s head protome. The face has a pronounced nose and full lips and is raised above
the background which is formed by the woman’s long hair. The arms of the handle-attachment end in two serpents’
heads with applied eyes and flashing teeth. The scales on the back of the snake’s heads are indicated by lozenges and
dots. Formerly priv. coll., The Netherlands (1956-1988). Publ.: C.M. Stibbe, The Sons of Hephaistos (Rome 2000) 143f.,
illus. 101-106. Greek, Laconian, ca. 630-610 B.C.
CHF 3,600
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A LACONIAN HEAD OF A GODDESS. H. 5.7 cm. Bronze.
Small head of a goddess with finely fluted polos. Oval
face with large, almond-shaped eyes, rounded nose
and full lips. The receding forehead is surrounded by
a wreath of parted hair drawn to the back. Three corkscrew curls on the left hand side of the head behind the
ear. Part of the original vessel wall above the polos;
probably from a hydria. Rear of the polos solid, that
of the head hollow. Formerly private coll., The Netherlands (1956-1988). Acquired from H.A. Cahn, Basle.
Publ.: C.M. Stibbe, Frauen und Löwen. Eine Untersuchung zu den Anfängen der lakonischen Bronzeindustrie,
JbRGZM 43, 1996, 355f., pl. 25, 1-4. Greek, Laconian,
CHF 4,500
ca. 640-630 B.C.
A STATUETTE OF A KOUROS. H. 10.9 cm. Bronze. The
nude youth stands frontally on a square plinth in the
static pose typical of kouroi. His arms hang straight
down and his hands rest against his thighs. The left leg
is advanced slightly. The broad shoulders and muscular
legs contrast attractively with his slender waist. He wears
his hair in a cap-like coiffure, the individual strands of
which are rendered by fine incisions. The hair below
the nape of the neck is arranged in six broad strands
that cascade over his shoulders. Slender face with almond-shaped eyes, fine nose, full lips and pronounced
chin. A hole in the plinth and its slight curvature indicate that the kouros was originally an attachment.
Slightly worn. Formerly Coll. Thétis, Geneva, Switzerland, prior to 1970. Publ.: J.-L. Zimmermann, Collection
de la Fondation Thétis (Geneva, 1987) 146, no. 71 with
bibliography. East Greek, mid 6th cent. B.C. CHF 12,000
A STATER, THASOS. W. 9.09 g. Silver. Obverse: Nude,
ithyphallic satyr kneeling to right, holding nymph who
raises her right hand, with five fingers showing, in protest. Reverse: Quadripartite incuse square. Formerly Coll.
R. Maly and H. de Nanteuil, Hess-Leu 9, 02.04.1958, 123.
Publ.: De Nanteuil 723; Traité IV pl. 321.23. Thasos, 480470 B.C.
CHF 6,500
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A STATUETTE OF A GOAT. H. 3.9 cm. Bronze. It stands
with legs close together, the left one slightly advanced;
its head is turned to the right. The fine and ribbed horns
are sharply curved backwards; small pointed ears and
beard. Small tail curled at the end of a compact body.
The hair on the animal’s back is lightly incised. Legs and
left horn partially preserved. Private coll., Zurich. Formerly JDC, Tiere und Mischwesen, Cat. 15, Basle 2003,
no. 57 with illus. Greek, mid 5th cent. B.C. CHF 7,500
A REEL WITH QUADRIGA. H. 0.7 cm. D. 2.3 cm. Gold.
Fine reel made of two discs of sheet gold with embossed
decoration joined by a biconical element. One disc depicts a delicately executed quadriga to left. The two
charioteers are crowned by a Nike flying to right. In the
exergue, three palmettes. The other disc has a central
depression surrounded by ten concentric circles. A small
piece of gold in the interior. Somewhat crushed, otherwise intact. Formerly in the stock of a Parisian art dealer,
acquired in the 1980’s. Greek, 5th-4th cent. B.C.
CHF 15,000
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A GORGONEION. H. 8 cm. W. 11 cm. Bronze. Gorgoneion with bared teeth and slanting, almond-shaped eyes
which were originally inlaid with ivory (traces preserved). Voluminous, hammered boss-shaped curls with finely
incised details frame the forehead. A long, wavy strand of hair behind the preserved ear. Three ornamental
furrows above the sharply offset eyebrows. The nose is carefully modelled with pronounced naso-labial folds.
Part of the proper right side of the face missing. The missing lower part probably included the Gorgon’s lolling
tongue and the part of the head-piece which covered the horse›s nose. Fragment of a horse›s head-piece. Coll.
Jacques Schotte (1928-2007), Belgium, since 1950. Western Greek, Late Archaic Period, ca. 530 B.C.
CHF 12,800
A MESOMPHALIC PHIALE. D. 15 cm. Bronze. A small mesomphalic phiale with a low rim and decoration in repoussé
technique. A wreath of lanceolate leaves surrounds the omphalos both on the inside and the outside. Small hole in the
CHF 2,400
omphalos closed. Formerly German private coll., 1970’s-1980’s. East Greek-Achaemenid, 6th cent. B.C.
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A SPOUT IN THE FORM OF A BULL’S HEAD. H. 10 cm. Bronze. With heavy dewlap, the bull stares ahead with wideopen eyes. The irises are marked, the nostrils flared, the remaining ear cocked attentively to one side. The horns are
short but heavy. Short tufts of hair incised at the transition to the horns. Hollow cast as an applique with a ring at the
top and triangular indentations at the back behind the horns and ears, presumably for another, now lost, application.
The lower jaw is not modelled as this would have served as the spout. Reworked with blows for recycling as casting
material in Antiquity; the right horn and forehead are thus dented and the left side at the back torn off. Formerly Coll.
D., Hamburg, formed in the late 1980’s-early 1990’s. Greek, late 5th cent. B.C.
CHF 15,000
A STATUETTE OF A SPHINX. L. 6.3 cm. Bronze. Recumbent sphinx with outstretched forelegs and flexed hind legs,
her head turned to her left. Powerful, plastically rendered body with pointed breasts. The sphinx has no wings, which
is typical of Egyptian depictions of this mythical beast. Her hair forms a wreath around the smooth crown of her head
that is pierced by a vertical drill-hole. Probably an applique. Formerly French art market. Late Hellenistic or Roman,
probably Egypt, 1st cent. B.C.-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 3,800
TEN BIRD APPLIQUES. H. ca. 1 cm. L. 1.7-2.3 cm. Silver. Decorated with ornamental bands as well as punched lines
and circles. Grooves on the underside. Tail feather of one bird slightly worn. Priv. coll. A. D., Munich, mid 1990’s.
Late Roman-Byzantine, 4th-7th cent. A.D.
CHF 2,200
A FIBULA WITH PEGASOS AND LION’S HEAD (“MACEDONIAN TYPE”). W. 3.6 cm. Gold. Arched bow with
three biconical elements framed by delicate cuffs. One
end is decorated by a rectangular element, probably the
catch. It sports two pieces of sheet gold with hammered
lion’s heads and preserves a small piece of iron in its
interior. The other end is adorned by the figure of Pegasos, flanked by two knob-like elements, and a hanger
in which the pin was inserted. Silver and gold fibulae of the Macedonian type, with varying decoration,
were widespread in northern Greece. Women’s heads
sometimes replace the lion’s heads and the pegasos is
on occasion accompanied or replaced by the protome
of a griffin. Formerly The Thétis Collection, Geneva,
Switzerland; acquired prior to 1970. Publ.: J.-L. Zimmermann, Collection de la Fondation Thétis (Geneva
1987) 72 f., 181, no. 130. Greek, Hellenistic, probably
Macedonia, last quarter of 4th cent. B.C.
CHF 9,800
A SPIRAL SNAKE RING. D. ca. 1.5 cm. Gold. A magnificent ring in the shape of a coiled cobra with curved tail.
The head and skin of the snake are carefully rendered by
delicate engraved lines. Excellent condition.
Formerly private coll., England, since the end of the
1990’s. Hellenistic-Roman, 2nd cent. B.C.-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 7,300
A SET OF APPLIQUES FROM A DIADEM. L. 21 cm. Gold. A diadem of finely embossed sheet gold framed by a wave pattern below and a freize of tongues above. The central frieze
depicts from left to right: a quadriga, a centaur, a dancing maenad, a satyr, Dionysos seated with a cloak around his hips, a maenad, a double-aulos player, a Nike with fillet, three
dancing maenads, a satyr, Dionysos seated, two dancing satyrs, a centaur. Each element has finely punched holes to fasten it. Sewn onto dark blue velvet. Formerly H.A. Cahn,
Basle. Greek, 4th cent. B.C.
CHF 6,800
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A HANDLE OF A BRONZE STAMNOS. L. 20 cm. Bronze. Fluted side handle with three-fold profiling in the middle. Slender,
elongated hand with engraved fingernails and veins at each end. Solid cast, intact. Formerly Cahn, Cultura 2000, no. 135.
Thereafter Swiss priv. coll. Etruscan, 5th-4th cent. B.C.
CHF 5,400
A PEPLOPHOROS. H. 7 cm. Bronze. The peplophoros stands proudly with her right arm akimbo, looking slightly to
the right. Her left arm is raised with the hand held open as if in a questioning gesture. She may have carried a water
vessel originally (as a hydrophoros or hydria carrier). Her peplos is richly decorated with four-pointed stars and crosshatched trim. Her muscular arms are uncovered. Her hair is parted down the middle, drawn up at the temples and
held in place by a fillet that is not shown. Her wide-open eyes and the slightly downturned corners of her mouth lend
her a rather severe expression. Solid cast, olive-green patina. Nose slightly worn. Formerly Priv. coll. Lyon, France;
CHF 14,000
acquired in the 1960’s. Greek, 460-450 B.C.
A LAMP WITH A BULL’S HEAD. H. 17 cm. Wrought iron. Large open lamp. At one end, the sides are squeezed together
to form a nozzle for the wick. The high handle curves inwards and ends in a stylised bull’s head. Leaf-shaped muzzle
with hook, a drill hole in the middle. At the transition to the handle, two elegant S-shaped horns curve upwards. The
base of the lamp is concave. Comes with its original chain, composed of six links connected by hooks and loops.
Surface slightly corroded. Unbroken. Formerly Munich art market, 2008. Scythian, North West Caucasus, 1st-2nd
cent. A.D.
CHF 5,800
AN APPLIQUE IN THE SHAPE OF A WOMAN’S HEAD
IN PROFILE. H. 3.5 cm. Bronze. Flat, but painstakingly
modelled head of a young woman in right profile. The
finely incised locks of hair at the forehead, temples and
neck are tucked into an invisible fillet. The expressive
face is characterized by prominent eyes with sharply
defined upper lids and pierced pupils, a steeply sloping
nose and fleshy lips. Dark green to black patina. Applique. Formerly Private Coll. B. M., acquired in 2012
from Ghezelbash, Paris. Previously Drees Gallery, BrusCHF 5,800
sels. Greek, 4th cent. B.C.
A TETRADACHM. W. 17.295 g. Silver. Obverse: Bearded
male charioteer wearing a long chiton and holding a goad
in his right hand and the reins in his left, driving a walking
quadriga to right; above, Nike flying right to crown the
horses. Reverse: EYPA-KOEIO-N. Head of Arethusa to right,
wearing necklace and pearl diadem, and with her hair tied
in a krobylos which is bound up and falls over the diadem;
around, four dolphins swimming clockwise. Boehringer
166; SNG ANS 51. Formerly Coll. A. Maly, acquired 1966
from Bank Leu. Western Greek, Sicily, Syracuse, about 480475 B.C.
CHF 7,200
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AN INTAGLIO WITH A HORSE. W. 1.2 cm. Carnelian.
Horizontal oval; both surfaces flat, sides taper to reverse.
A horse galloping to right, its forelegs far outstreched.
Right rim slightly worn. A fissure at the lower edge of
the intaglio. Formerly priv. coll., France. Late Hellenistic
CHF 1,200
or Roman, 2nd cent. B.C.-1st cent. A.D.
AN ARYBALLOS WITH TWO HEADS. H. 5.9 cm. Purple
glass. The bottle’s body is adorned by the head of a child
with pudgy cheeks and wavy hair on one side and with
the head of Pan on the other. The arched, oval base of the
bottle represents the figures’ necks. The bottle’s neck is
biconical with a central constriction. Flaring mouth with
inwards folded lip. The heads were blown in a bipartite
mould. Neck free-blown. Iridescent. Formerly Coll. W.
B., 1960’s-70’s. Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, 1st-3rd
cent. A.D.
CHF 6,400
A STEMMED CUP (GOBLET). H. 15.4 cm. Light buff clay coated with a pale orange glaze. Drinking vessel on tall stem,
with spreading disc-foot. Two vertical strap-handles attached to conical cup’s bowl and thickened rim. Restored from
fragments. Formerly Coll. Prof. Yves Bequignon, a noted Hellenist, onetime director of L’Institut d’histoire grecque,
University of Strasbourg, and a contributor to the Guide bleu (Greece). Collection sticker on underside of foot: “Beq
7”. Mycenaean, LH IIIB, 1300-1190 B.C.
CHF 12,000
A HEAD OF A KING. H. 5.2 cm. Bronze. Impressive head
of a king with tightly fitting cap and large uraeus on his
forehead. The eyes and eyebrows were originally inlayed.
The lapislazuli inlays of the uraeus have been preserved.
The facial features and the style of the head as a whole do
not appear Egyptian. The head, therefore, may have been
made outside Egypt, for instance in the Palestine region. If
the head was made in Egpyt, it may date from a period of
foreign dominion, for instance in the Libyan Period. Solid cast. Uraeus and nose reattached. Minor lacunae filled
in. Formerly Coll. Azeez Khayat, New York, 5 June 1928.
Thereafter Joseph M. Sayer of Cairo, Egypt, 20 July 1936.
Collection John Woodman Higgins (1874-1961), founder
of the Higgins Armory Museum, Worcester, Massachusetts;
JWHA inv. no. 556. Egypt, probably 21st-22nd Dynasty,
1074-780 B.C.
CHF 3,600
A DATE-SHAPED BOTTLE. H. 5.8 cm. Honey-coloured,
slightly iridescent glass. A small bottle in the shape of a
date without base. Flaring mouth, the lip turned inwards.
Traces of iridescence. Part of the mouth lost. Formerly art
market, London, 2004. Roman, Sidon, 3rd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 1,400
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A SMALL ARTICULATED DOLL WITH POLOS. H. 7.8 cm.
Clay, red and white paint. The head and body are rendered three-dimensionally in front; the reverse is flat.
Delicate face with archaic features. The figure wears a
tall polos and earrings. Traces of polychromy. Delicate
holes at the beginning of the arms and three finely perforated protrusions on the lower body served to attach
the now missing arms and legs. A small hole in the polos from which it was suspended. Rim of polos slightly
worn. Old inv.no. on reverse: “253 A”. Formerly Coll.
Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899). Greek, Corinth (?),
early 5th cent. B.C.
CHF 850
A BOEOTIAN HORSE AND RIDER. H. 15.3 cm. L. 16.5 cm. Terracotta, bronze, black, red and white glaze. The
slender horse with pricked ears, large neck and legs slightly apart carries a stylized rider. In his raised right
hand the rider holds the original bronze spear, making this one of the extremely rare pieces in which it has
survived. The left hand holds a round shield. Both figures are lavishly decorated: the horse’s whole body is
black, while the mane is rendered as zigzag lines, which like the bridle are white; the round shield is black and
dark red. Hand-modelled. Reassembled from large fragments. Paint abraded. Formerly Brian Aitken, New York,
late 1990’s. Greek, 1st half of 6th cent. B.C.
CHF 12,000
in his mouth, into which the hooked end of the hoop
is inserted. A seam on the underside of the head. Very
fine workmanship. Top of hoop slightly squashed. Gold
hanger modern. Formerly Collection S., Cologne, 1960’s
to 1980’s. Greek, Hellenistic, late 4th-3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 1,600
A FILIGREE FLORAL LUNATE PENDANT. W. 3 cm. Gold.
Crescent-shaped sheet gold adorned at both ends with a
rosette and tiny cluster of beads. Crescent edged with gold
wire and filled with filigree floral décor in the form of soldered-on threads of gold. The large eyelet in the middle also
has a rosette attached to it. Fine crack on the edge resealed;
reinforced by sizing on the reverse. Formerly German priv.
coll., acquired prior to 1982. Greek, 4th-3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 1,800
AN ORNAMENTAL ATTACHMENT. H. 7 cm. Bronze.
Finely worked, palmette-shaped attachment with pronounced central ridge. It was probably used to decorate a helmet, probably of Phrygian type, which were
often adorned with antithetical ornaments. Formerly in
a southern German priv. coll., 1970’s and later. Greek,
CHF 1,200
4th cent. B.C.
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A LION’S HEAD EARRING. D. 1.5 cm. Gold. Four gold
wires are wound together to form a tapering hoop. A cuff
with lanceolate leaves marks the transition to the lion’s
head protome made of hammered sheet gold. The eyes,
nose and mane are finely engraved. The lion holds a loop
A PENDANT WITH THE GODDESS FORTUNA. H. 3 cm.
W. 2.3 cm. Gold. The square plaque framed by three gold
wires, two of them twisted, shows Fortuna, facing right,
holding a cornucopia in her left hand and a bowl with
sacrificial offering in her extended right hand. The flat
relief was executed by repoussé. The corners of the frame
are embellished with soldered spirals. A loop of twisted
wire soldered onto the top edge allows the piece to be
worn as a pendant. Intact, if a little worn. Formerly English priv. coll., 1990s. Roman, 1st-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 2,800
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AN INTAGLIO WITH A SATYR PLAYING THE LYRE.
H. 1.3 cm. W. 1.6 cm. Carnelian. Rectangular stone, tapering slightly towards the base. The convex surface is
delicately engraved with a satyr seated to left on a rock.
He plays the lyre resting on his lap with his left hand,
and cradles a thyrsos in his right arm. A small shrine
stands on the rock in front of him. Intact. Formerly Sasson Gallery, Jerusalem, since 1981. Thereafter Israeli art
market. Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 2,600
A TANAGRA FIGURINE. H. 28.1 cm. Terracotta. Robed
female statuette in casual pose with her right free leg
held slightly to one side. Over her chiton she wears a
heavily pleated himation draped over her body so that
both arms are covered and tightly enough for the contours of her slender body to shine through. The upright
neckline of the himation is hand-modelled. Adorning
the figure’s delicate, slightly bowed head with finely
worked facial features is a diadem decorated with (ivy)
leaves. Disk-shaped ear ornaments. Mould-made with
details added by hand. Firing hole on the reverse. White
clay slip with remains of reddish-brown paint. Part of
the neckline reattached. Surfaces worn. Formerly Coll.
Schmitz, Hamburg, early 1980’s. Greek or Western
Greek, 3rd-2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 7,800
the lid. The underside of the mirror is polished. The two
halves are held together by a hinge and both have turning marks on the inside. Preserved intact. Formerly Coll.
W. Rosenbaum, Ascona, before 1984. Thereafter Coll. V.
and P. Vosseler-Studer, acquired in 2007. Etruscan, 3rd
cent. B.C.
CHF 5,800
A COVERED MIRROR WITH A DIONYSIAC SCENE. D.
10.8 cm. Bronze. The lid features a chased relief showing
the wine god Dionysos holding a vessel in his right hand
with a panther between his crossed legs. His thyrsos is
visible at left. With her back to the viewer, his lover
Ariadne (or a maenad) has wound her left arm round
his neck and is about to kiss him. To her right stands a
krater. The scene is almost completely framed by an encircling frieze of lines. There is a small ring for opening
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A FULCRUM FITTING WITH A BUST OF EROS. H. 7.3 cm.
Bronze. The bust is sculpted in the round and shows
a boyish-looking Eros facing left. The vivid modelling
and meticulously cold-worked details are especially
striking. The hair arranged in tufts is knotted together above the forehead. Eyes framed by finely modelled
lids, round cheeks and fleshy lips characterize the long
face. Little wings with finely incised feathers peep out
from behind the bust. A wreath of lush vine leaves
with a taenia wound round it hangs round the figure’s
neck. The medallion fitting comes from the lower end
of a fulcrum. Undamaged apart from lost eye inlays.
Formerly Ancient and Medieval Art, Furneux Pelham,
Hertfordshire, England; before 1990. Late Hellenistic-Roman, 2nd-1st cent. B.C.
CHF 6,800
A STATUETTE OF A SEATED YOUTH. H. 13.7 cm. Terracotta, polychromy. The youth, possibly Adonis, sits on a rock
in a relaxed pose, with his right leg extended. A cloak is draped around his hips and enfolds his lower arms. His full
face is characterised by fine facial features and is framed by chin-length curls. Low, almost rectangular plinth. A firing
hole on the reverse. White engobe and traces of blue, pink and red polychromy. Plinth reattached. Votive statuette.
Formerly Coll. Abbecassis, Lisbon, prior to the 1940’s. Thereafter Daguerre Paris, 2013. Remains of an old label on
CHF 5,800
underside. Greek, Hellenistic, 3rd cent. B.C.
A PAIR OF EARRINGS WITH CAMEO. H. 1.1 cm. Gold,
agate. Two earrings with a pair of cameos of Erotes turned
to face each other, each set in a gold tondo. The gold tondos are decorated with a wavy border. Fine workmanship.
Furnished with modern gold hooks. Formerly Vienna art
CHF 4,500
market, 1990’s. Roman, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
A PAIR OF STATUETTES OF ROBED CHILDREN. H. max. 9.5 cm. Clay. This matching pair of small statuettes depict
two very young children, girl and boy, each similarly wrapped in a long cloak which is drawn tightly about the body,
its upper folds clasped at chest level in both hands, the feet exposed. The figures, clearly cast from the same mould,
are differentiated in sex only by their coiffures. The girl’s long, luxuriant locks, whose modelling was finished by
hand, are topped with a radiate crown, the boy’s bisected by a braid of hair, characteristic of youth and common to
depictions of Eros. Slight breakage, mainly to figure of boy. Formerly Coll. E. S., Southern Germany. Greek, Hellenistic,
CHF 8,800
3rd cent. B.C.
A DOUBLE UNGUENTARIUM. H. 17.5 cm. Pale green
glass. Two almost identical tubes with a broad, inward-folded rim. Free blown and divided using a tool.
Two lateral handles connected by a high basket handle.
Silver iridescence. Partially encrusted. Intact. Formerly
Coll. Sasson, Jerusalem. Late Roman, 4th-5th cent. A.D.
CHF 5,800
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A RED-FIGURE LEKYTHOS, ATTRIBUTED TO THE BOWDOIN PAINTER. H. 26.5 cm. Clay. A youth stands to
right, in long flowing robe, playing the double flute. He
wears the phorbeia, a leather strap tied across the cheeks
of aulos players for additional support because of the
powerful blowing required to sound the two pipes, one
held in each hand. Groundline of continuous maeander
to right; chain of five palmettes in sihouette on the reserved shoulder; black tongues at base of neck. Complete, reassembled. Formerly from the estate (1995-1997)
of Coll. B. G., Munich. Attic, ca. 480-470 B.C.
CHF 18,000
A JAR. H. 6.9 cm. Bronze. The squat vessel tapers to
the circular base. Short, constricted neck and funnelshaped mouth. Fine grooves at the shoulder and the
base. Organic deposits in the interior of the vessel, possibly crystallized resin. Slightly dented, minor lacunae,
a crack at the rim. Formerly art market, Germany, 2000.
Greek, 5th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,800
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A HAND MIRROR WITH HANDLE. D. 9.6 cm. Bronze.
Slightly curved disc with upright rim, to which an
arched handle is attached by two lengths of bronze wire
twisted to from a loop and hanger shape. The interior is
decorated with a series of concentric rings. Mirrors of
this type were composed of two discs that were hinged
together and could be shut to protect the reflective surface on the inside. Partially corroded. A fragment of the
rim reattached. Formerly H.A. Cahn, Basle. Roman, 1st
cent. B.C.-1st cent. A.D.
CHF 1,600
A WHITE-GROUND LEKYTHOS. H. 30.5 cm. Clay. On the
front of this slender cylindrical vessel slight traces remain of the tall shaft of a stele. On the right is the figure
of the deceased, a young woman, auburn-haired and fully wrapped in a red cloak, save for her right arm, which
she extends out to the left, as though reaching for one
of the fillets or holding something aloft. On the stele’s
left, another female stands in three-quarter view to right.
Dressed in a long sleeveless chiton, she gestures with a
raised right hand, palm inwards, and extends her left
towards the tomb, in mourning for the loss of her kinswoman. Above the scene, a border of rightward stopt
maeanders punctuated by saltire squares; on the shoulder, probably once a floral complex of interlocking palmettes. Figure-work in matt outlines. Added red much
faded. Traces of a reddish miltos wash on reserved top
of mouth, edge and underside of disc-foot. Complete;
breaks through lower neck and at base of handle restored. Small loss to top of deceased’s head repainted. Glaze
in places misfired brownish orange. Formerly Lochard
Collection, The Netherlands, acquired prior to 1943; and
thence by descent to the Van der Noordaa Collection, The
Netherlands. Publ.: L. Byvanck-Quarles van Ufford et al.
(eds.), Klassieke kunst uit particulier bezit: Nederlandse
verzamelingen 1575-1975, Rijksmuseum van Oudeheden, Leiden, 15 May-13 July 1975 (exhib. cat.). Attic,
ca. 430-420 B.C.
CHF 24,000
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A PAIR OF EARRINGS WITH GARNETS. L. 4.3 cm. Gold,
garnet, mother-of-pearl. Round gold wire, its end attached to an eyelet. Soldered to it, two beaded wires
tied in a knot and supporting a square bezel with small
garnets. Gold wire with a pearl as pendant. Gold hook
modern. One pearl a modern replacement. Formerly Coll.
Madame G., Rodez, France, who lived in Tunisia in the
1940’s. Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 2,200
A THEATRE MASK OF A SLAVE. H. 18.1 cm. W. 14.5 cm. Terracotta. Two large openings for the eyes and a horizontal
aperture for the nostrils. Bulging eyebrows and furrowed forehead. Broad, wide-open mouth with prominent lower
lip. Unruly hair frames the forehead, temples and cheeks. Holes for attachment on the sides. Minor restorations. Reassembled from fragments. Slightly worn. Formerly Rosenbaum, Ascona, 1961. Therafter, Coll. Hans and Ines Jucker,
Berne. With old coll. label on reverse: “H J 342”. Publ.: Vereinigung der Freunde antiker Kunst (ed.), Kunst der Antike
aus Privatbesitz Bern - Biel - Solothurn (Solothurn, 1967) no. 342. Greek, Hellenistic, 3rd-2nd cent. B.C. CHF 15,000
TWO FIBULAE AND A NECKLACE. L. 30 cm. Silver. Two
fibulae with similar decoration. Pin holder in the shape
of an upright palmette with a rivet to which the pin was
attached. The catch consists of a plaque adorned by two
hemispherical elements and a central loop. The bow of
the fibula is composed of four, respectively five, fluted beads alternating with disc-shaped elements. Fibulae
of this type were found mainly in northern Greece and
the Balkans. L. max. 4.9 cm. Furthermore, a four-strand
necklace with a ring at each end. Probably part of a
larger ensemble. Both pins and one catch lost. One loop
broken. Formerly H.A. Cahn, Basle. Northern Greek, 5th4th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,800
A RING WITH CAMEO. D. max. 1.5 cm. Gold, agate. Horizontal oval hoop made of sheet gold with grooves and
floral decoration, into which a cameo with a female bust
to left, probably a helmeted goddess (Minerva?) is set.
Hoop partially filled in. Formerly Coll. Saeed Motamed
(1925-2013). Roman, 2nd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 1,200
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A LUNULA PENDANT. W. 3 cm. Sheet gold. Crescentshaped sheet-gold plaque with an upright palmette and
delicate tenrils in filigree gold wire. The rim of the crescent is enlivened by gold wire and the tips are adorned
by a rosette with a gold bead. A broad, centrally affixed
loop for suspension. One bead missing. Formerly priv.
coll., Austria, acquired in the 1980’s on the art market,
Vienna. Greek, 4th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,200
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A NECKLACE. L. 55 cm. Agate, gold. Composed of nineteen graduated biconical beads interspersed with small round
agate beads and later gold spacer beads. Restrung. Modern fastener. Formerly European priv. coll., 1978. Thereafter,
Christie’s, New York, 8 December 2005, lot 68. Roman, 1st cent. B.C.-1st cent. A.D.
CHF 7,800
A CANDLESTICK UNGUENTARIUM WITH CONTENTS.
H. 15.4 cm. Light green glass. Conical body with pushed-in base. The long, slender neck is off-set by a constriction and flares slightly towards the broad, inwardsfolded rim. A liquid with compact organic material is
sealed in the bottle. Mouth and neck slightly encrusted.
Slightly iridescent. Intact. Formerly Coll. U. and I. H.,
Baden-Württemberg, Germany (1969-1980). Roman,
1st-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 1,200
A RAZOR WITH DOLPHIN HANDLE. L. 9.4 cm. Bronze,
iron. The boat-shaped blade of hammered iron is held
by a cast bronze handle. The elegantly curved body of
the dolphin terminates in a spatula-shaped tail fin. The
surface of the body is roughened with lines of engraved
dots. Formerly Munich art market, 2000. Publ.: JDC,
Tiere und Mischwesen, Cat. 13 (Basle 2001) no. 95.
Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 1,200
AN ENAMELLED “CHATELAINE” BROOCH. L. 9 cm.
W. max. 4 cm. Bronze, enamel. The brooch is comprised
of a D-shaped cast-bronze plate with a central raised
boss, two small lateral lugs and a third, larger, positioned
centrally above, the whole decorated with red and yellow enamel cellwork. Below the lower edge, a transverse
rod has been secured, from which are suspended, and
separated by three spacers of blue glass seed-beads, four
cosmetic instruments - a pair of tweezers, a grooved earscoop, a spoon, and a scraper or nail-cleaner. A vertical hinged pin and catch-plate are soldered to the flat,
unworked reverse. Such enamelled chatelaine brooches,
with toilet sets affixed, were a common female accoutrement, notably in Roman Britain. Bowl of spoon lost, and
some evidence of recent repair about pierced adjuncts
securing transverse bar. Condition generally excellent.
Formerly priv. coll., County Durham, Great Britain.
Roman, 2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 2,800
A SPIRAL-HEADED PIN. L. 20.3 cm. Bronze. Solid, round bronze wire, terminating in a spiral twisted to the left with
twelve layers. Dress or hair pin. Surface partially corroded, otherwise intact. Fine green patina. Formerly Munich art
market, 2000. Early Iron Age, Hallstatt Period, 8th-6th cent. B.C.
CHF 1,300
A DAGGER. L. 39.2 cm. Bronze. The triangular blade is set off from the handle by a profile. The lower section of the
grip is decorated by horizontal bands and the upper section was originally inlaid. The crescent-shaped top of the
handle is enlivened by grooves. Traces of use. Formerly Coll. Hofmann, Berlin, before 1939. Late Bronze Age, probably
Western Asia, 13th-11th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,200
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A RHOMBOID OINTMENT PALETTE. L. 29.6 cm. Schist,
green. A cosmetic palette with a slight depression due
to usage on either side. Surface and one corner slightly worn, otherwise undamaged. Formerly Coll. Ernest
Cramer-Sarasin (1838–1923), Geneva. Acquired in the
last quarter of the 19th century. Egypt, Predynastic,
Naqada I, 1st half of 4th mill. B.C.
CHF 2,200
A VOTIVE EYE. L. 5.3 cm. Clay. The eye is embedded
in a horizontal oval representing a section of the face.
It is framed by broad lids which are joined together on
one side and open on the other, probably thereby indicating the lacrimal caruncle. The votive therefore appears to be that of a left eye, as is further suggested by
the bulge above it, that would, in this case, represent
the brow. Iris and pupil are represented in relief. Similar
objects from the votive deposits of Ponte di Nona near
Rome and Campetti, Porta di Caere in Veji are assigned dates ranging from the late 3rd cent. to the 1st half
of the 1st cent. B.C. Mould-made. Traces of red paint.
Surface slightly worn. Formerly private coll. of an academic, England, acquired between 1950 and 1975. Old
label with findspot: “Rome, Columbarium near Tomb of
Scipio”. Roman, 3rd-1st cent. B.C.
CHF 850
CQ
A RARE LAMP-FILLER IN THE SHAPE OF A SILEN.
H. 9.7 cm. Clay, black glaze. The naked, bearded, bigbellied Silenus squats on the ground clutching a wineskin. Its opening serves as spout. A broad circular handle
at the back. Slightly worn. Formerly London art market.
Western Greek, 3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 5,800
A BLACK-GLAZED KANTHAROS. H. 17.3 cm. Clay, black
glaze. High foot, slightly flaring body and high strap
handles. Wall set off from the foot by a sharp ridge. Base
reserved. Reassembled from fragments. Minor restorations. Formerly priv. coll., Switzerland. Greek, Boeotia,
5th cent. B.C.
CHF 3,200
A BLACK-FIGURE MASTOID CUP, Attributed to the Haimon Group. H. 8.4 cm. Clay. This small drinking cup is
of standard mastoid shape, with everted offset lip, and
a round-shouldered body that tapers sharply to a small
round base whose flat underside is unglazed. In the broad
reserved zone between the high-swung handles, on
either side, a cloathed maenad dances amidst a spreading vine and is framed by a pair of eyes. Under each
handle, a stemmed ivy leaf. Unbroken. Upper righthand
section of one side corroded and pitted. Added white details in good part well preserved. The simplified, silhouetted style of the figure-work, with minimal incision, is
fully characteristic of products of the prolific Haimonian
workshop. Formerly Paris art market. Attic, ca. 500-480
B.C.
CHF 5,600
CQ
AN APOTROPAIC STATUETTE OF PRIAPUS. H. 37.2 cm. Marble. The god of fertility and aversion of evil has a compact
upper body rendered in the shape of a phallus resting on his left leg, the right is bent at the knee and placed forward.
The shoulders taper to form the glans of the penis which originally supported a schematically rendered head. A loincloth with a pointed front, half of it covered by a tripartite breadth of cloth decorated with vertical circles as worn
by gladiators, covers his private parts which used to be typical for gladiators. A semicircular width of cloth partially
covers thighs and parts of the buttocks. On the left, Priapos carries a dagger stuck in his wide belt. Back partially
worked in the round; at the hight of the shoulders and the buttocks, a round hole for attachment. Right thigh preserved to the knee, the left to the upper end of the knee. Worn. A triangular recess at the front of the loincloth probably
held a metal ornament, perhaps a symbolic representation of the pubic delta. In this garb, the statuette probably served
as a guardian of a boundary, boundary stone, or as guardian of a piece of land or as a companion warding off evil.
Formerly Sotheby’s London, 17-18 July 1985, no. 464. Thereafter European private collection. Gallo-Roman, 1st-2nd
cent. A.D.
CHF 46,000
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A PORTRAIT BUST OF A ROMAN LADY. H. 40.4 cm. Fine-grained marble. Portrait of an elegant Roman lady, her head turned slightly to the right. She is dressed in a tunica and a
stole which is held by fibulae on the shoulders, the contours of the breasts are visible through the cloth. The fine strands of her hair are combed to the back, parted in the middle,
and bound in a knot at the back of the head; to the left and right of it, two small groups of curls. A deep hole drilled into the top of her head and a hollowed-out section directly
behind it indicate that the head received a later attachment. Upper and lower lid sharply offset from the eyes, the iris incised, the pupil drilled. Her upturned gaze and hooded lids
give the face a severe appearance. The elegantly curved mouth with its drilled corners forms, in contrast, a gentle smile. 19th-century base, its marble matching the bust. Neck
reattached. Worn, a larger part of the crown lost. Formerly Coll. Prof. Hermann Wintz, Erlangen, Germany (d. 1946). Roman, Severan, late 2nd-early 3rd cent. A.D. CHF 68,000
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A PAIR OF EARRINGS. H. 3.8 cm. Gold. The upper part is
formed by the bust of a female winged figure (sphinx?)
shown frontally. At the bottom, an eyelet, from which
a conical pendant ending in a bead is suspended. On
the reverse, an arched hook. Intact. Formerly art market,
France. Greek, 3rd-2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 5,800
A PAIR OF EARRINGS WITH GARNETS. L. 4.3 cm. Gold,
garnet, pearl. Each earring is composed of a rosette with
a garnet in the middle. Below, a bar formed by a pair of
antithetical double duck’s heads. Attached to it are three
pendants with various beads. Intact. Formerly Munich
art market. Roman, 3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 6,800
A LAMP IN THE SHAPE OF A NUDE MAN. H. 9 cm. Clay.
Lamp in the shape of a man with a pointed face and a
long nose. He is naked save for a belt and squats, holding
his huge penis which serves as the lamp’s nozzle in both
hands. Filling hole in the figure’s back. Loop at the back
of the man’s head. Small, oval base. Intact. Formerly
Coll. K. S., Cologne. Old illegible inventory label on the
underside. Roman, 1st cent. A.D.
CHF 1,800
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CAPITOLINE VENUS. H. 13.7 cm. Bronze, silver. The goddess stands with her legs close together, her weight resting
on the left, supporting leg and the right, relaxed leg placed slightly to the side. She covers herself modestly with her
left hand and places her right hand in front of her breasts. Her upper body curves gently to the right, a movement that
is continued by the turn of her diademed head. Her hair is parted in the middle and drawn to the back of her head,
where it is gathered together in a chignon. Two strands of hair cascade onto her shoulders. The oval face is dominated
by the inlaid silver eyes. Nose and chin slightly worn. Left foot and toes of the right foot reattached. Formerly private
coll., Zurich. Roman, 1st cent. A.D.
CHF 26,000
A LUNATE PENDANT. W. 5 cm. Gold, garnet. This pendant, of very refined make, is lunate in form, with three cabochon garnets in claw-settings at its segmented centre. These are bordered above by successive rows of plain and
twisted wire, and in the principal zone by a vegetal stalk sprouting short curling tendrils. Affixed to the crescent’s
pointed tips are two heart-shaped garnets in independent claw-settings (one now restored), and at mid bottom edge
a round garnet encircled with twisted wire and flanked by two small rosettes. Fused to its top raised edge are two
hollow, conjoined spherical beads for suspension, their ends ornamented with twisted wire and their surfaces with
granulation. A third palmette marks the point of their attachment to the pendant’s rim. A flat sheet of gold encloses
the entire reverse. Formerly Coll. Sasson, Israel, early 1990’s. Nabataean-Hellenistic, 2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 9,800
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A TORSO OF VENUS. H. 16.1 cm. Marble. The goddess is almost completely naked. She holds a width of cloth covering
her thighs and pubic area with her right hand. Her waist merges in an elegant curve with her broad hips. Her left upper
arm is adorned with a bracelet. Two thirds of the left arm preserved. Right hand worn. Formerly Coll. Nicolas Landau
(1887-1979). On the old base a lable with handwritten inv. no. “448”. Roman, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 8,800
A GROTESQUE HEAD OF A BALD MAN. H. 7.8 cm. Terracotta. Expressive face. Prominent arched brows over
heavily lidded eyes with drilled pupils and incised irises.
A furrowed brow, large hooked nose, projecting ears and
and puffed-out cheeks. Incisions suggesting hair on the
back of the head. Intact; traces of white coating. Formerly Coll. J. and M. T., Bonn, Germany; 1950’s-1960’s.
Roman Egypt, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 3,600
A STATUETTE OF VENUS. H. 27.1 cm. Terracotta. The
nude goddess of beauty stands in contraposto on a high
plinth. Her hair is piled up high on the top of her head,
forming a Venus loop on the crown. Two curls frame
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her neck. She spreads her cloak across her back elegantly. Smoothened reverse with central firing hole. Intact.
Votive statuette. Formerly Coll. P.M. Suter, 1970’s-1994.
Roman, 2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 850
AN IMPORTANT CAMEO WITH PTOLEMAIC QUEEN. An
H. 2.6 cm. Agate, gold. The brown upper layer, offset
against the lighter background, represents the bust of a
woman to right. Her head is adorned with wig and vulture cap, a combination that is attested as having already
been worn by royal women in the Old Kingdom. The
plump facial features of the woman with wide open eyes
and ample, slightly protruding chin show clear parallels
to coin portraits of Ptolemaic queens. Set in an 18th19th century gold floral mount. An eyelet permits use
as pendant. A narrow strip of surface of the bust’s back
was cut away and the adjacent ground thus exposed was
polished. Overall height with mount: 5.7 cm. Formerly
American priv. coll., acquired in the 1960’s. Egyptian,
Ptolemaic, 3rd-2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 28,000
A BEGGAR. H. 4.4 cm. Bronze. Statuette of a small, balding, old man with turgid face standing on a low, circular
base. He wears a long, belted cloak that leaves his left
shoulder free. He rests his large head on his right shoulder. A piece of cloth which is knotted together to form a
bag hangs from his right forearm. It probably contains
his few belongings. Intact. Formerly London art market,
2003. Alexandrinian, 2nd-1st cent. B.C.
CHF 1,400
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A PLASTIC VASE IN THE FORM OF A PAN’S HEAD.
H. 18.2 cm. Clay. Head and neck of Pan form the vessel’s
body. Mounted on a profiled foot with wave-pattern. The
expressive grimacing face, bearded, snub-nosed, with
ribbed horns rising from the forehead, is coated with a
light red wash. Between the tips of the horns, the remains
of a painted bust in a rectangular field. Upper part of the
vessel missing. Formerly estate of Vladimir Rosenbaum
(1894-1984). Publ.: Brussels Ancient Art Fair (BAAF III),
Cat. June 2005, see Galleria Serodine, Ascona, illus. Western Greek, 4th cent. B.C.
CHF 18,000
A MALE IDOL. H. 4.7 cm. Bronze. The schematic figure stands with his oversized hands raised in a gesture
of adoration. The back of the head has a dowel hole,
indicating that the piece served as an applique. Slight
damage to left hand and top of the head. Formerly Coll.
Levkovic. Thereafter Coll. Dr. Vassilijev. Western Asia,
8th-7th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,800
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A TANAGRA FIGURINE. H. 27 cm. Terracotta. The figurine stands at ease, with her weight resting on her left leg and
with her relaxed right leg flexed gently. Her slender body is entirely enveloped by a richly pleated robe with a raised
collar. Only the tips of her toes protrude from below the garment. Her left arm is akimbo and her right hand is raised
slightly above her abdomen, drawing a diagonal fold across her body. Her delicate head with melon coiffure and centrally knotted hairband is inclined to her right. Mould-made. Firing hole on the reverse. White engobe with traces of
pink and black paint. Tip of right foot slightly worn. Formerly priv. coll., Geneva, 1970’s. Greek, Hellenistic, 3rd-2nd
cent. B.C.
CHF 8,800
PELVIS AND THIGHS OF A FEMALE CYCLADIC IDOL
OF THE SPEDOS TYPE. H. max. 6.8 cm. Marble. The legs
form an elegantly curved outer contour and are separated in front and on the reverse by a deep groove. Incised
pubic area. Surface slightly encrusted. Formerly Coll.
Michael Waltz, Munich, 1970’s. Cycladic, Early Cycladic
II, 2700-2300 B.C.
CHF 2,800
LEGS OF A CYCLADIC IDOL. H. max. 5.4 cm. White, finegrained marble. The feet and the calves, which broaden
toward the top, are preserved. A shallow groove in front
and on the reverse seperates the legs. The flat feet point
upwards and are offset from the legs by a horizontal
incision. Fine incisions indicate the toes. Surface slightly
encrusted. Formerly Coll. Michael Waltz, Munich, 1970’s.
Cycladic, Early Cycladic II, 2700-2300 B.C. CHF 2,400
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A CUP. H. 6 cm. D. 14 cm. Bronze. Inside finely incised:
encircling band of tongues between two encircling
bands of oblique strokes around a central rosette; offset
rim. On the underside, concentric circles. Two handles.
Fine fissures. Formerly priv. coll., New York. Greek, 5th4th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,600
AN ASTRAGAL (Knucklebone). L. 2.7 cm. Bronze. One
part of the bone is flat, the other part is deeply grooved.
Intact. Piece for the game of knucklebones. Formerly
Coll. K.S., Cologne. Previously Munich art market, 2004.
Graeco-Roman, 1st cent. B.C.-1st cent. A.D. CHF 1,200
A RED-FIGURE CUP (Type B), Attributed to the Sabouroff Painter. H. 10.5 cm. W. 34.5 cm. D. 27 cm. Clay. Within
the tondo, encircled by a border of continuous leftward maeanders, are two youths draped in himatia. One stands to
right, a walking stick in his right hand, and faces another standing frontal, with head turned to left, his right arm
akimbo. Outside, courting scenes of youths and boys, all cloaked in himatia (four figures per side). Strigils and aryballoi suspended in the field set the scenes in the palaistra. At each handle, an ornamental complex of palmettes on
tendrils tipped with pendant lotus. Restored from fragments, in the 19th century, with a multitude of metal clamps,
now removed. Lacunae filled, with no retouching of the figure-work. Formerly Coll. William Henry Fox Talbot (18001877), Lacock Abbey, Wiltshire, and thence by descent to the previous owner. Fox Talbot is most famously known as
the inventor of the negative/positive photographic process. Attic, ca. 450 B.C.
CHF 9,800
A FRAGMENT OF A CHEESE GRATER. H. 10 cm. Bronze.
Rectangular. Square, punched holes, which form the grating surface on the opposite side. Old inventory number “3939 A”. Formerly Coll. Keller, Binningen, near
Basle,1950-60’s. Greek, 2nd half 4th cent. B.C. CHF 600
A GROUP OF THREE MESOMPHALIC PHIALAI. D. max. 17 cm. Bronze. Low or rounded walls. Reddish, yellowish and
purplish patina. Minor restorations. Formerly art market, Munich, 2004. Greek, 1st half 5th cent. B.C.
CHF 3,200
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A LIDDED LEKANIS. H. 10.5 cm. D. 20 cm. Clay. The shallow body of the vessel is set on a low ring foot with broad
resting surface. Horizontal ribbon handles; flange to accomodate slightly convex lid. The knob sits on a tall stem, and
has a disc top with a raised edge round it and a small depression at its centre. Reserved: resting surface of foot, top of
rim, resting surface of lid, top of knob’s raised edge and band round inner depression. Intact and very well preserved.
Traces on both lid and body of glaze misfired in the kiln to reddish orange. Formerly Charles Ede Ltd., London, 1989.
Subsequently American priv. coll.: New York, Christie’s Antiquities, 16 June 2006, lot 149; Cahn AG, Basle, 2006;
Coll. A., Switzerland. Publ.: Charles Ede Ltd., Cat. Pottery from Athens XI, no. 15. Attic, 2nd half of 5th cent. B.C.
CHF 6,000
A RED-FIGURE OINOCHOE SHAPE 3 (Chous). H. 11.4 cm.
Clay. On the front of this small wine vessel with trefoil
mouth, within an enclosed panel bordered above and
below by a band of egg-pattern, a young boy, naked,
save for the standard amuletic band draped over left
shoulder and across his chest, kneels to right before
his toy cart whose pole is propped at an angle against
the lateral frame. He holds forth his hands as though
to set something onto or into the wagon, which is also
frequently depicted, on miniature choes such as this,
as a chariot with a box for the rider. Intact and well
preserved. Glaze in places misfired a brownish orange.
A fine groove encircles the vase at mid-shoulder. Reserved underside retains traces of a reddish miltos wash.
Formerly Collection Bontemps-Sarasin, Geneva, by inheritance from la comtesse d’Escayrac, Gingins (Vaud),
great aunt of the previous owner, who acquired the vase
during her years of residence in New York in the 1960’s.
Attic, ca. 420-410 B.C.
CHF 15,800
A RARE LAMP-FILLER IN THE SHAPE OF A SILEN. H.
9.7 cm. Clay, black glaze. The naked, bearded, pot-bellied
Silenus squats on the ground clutching a wineskin. Its
opening serves as spout. A broad circular handle at the
back. Slightly worn. Formerly art market, London. Western Greek, 3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 5,800
A DANCING WOMAN FROM A THYMIATERION. H. 15.5
cm. Bronze. The woman is almost naked and stands in a
dynamically undulating posture. She balances a flowershaped finial on her head, steadying it with her left hand.
With her right hand she grasps the hem of her cloak,
which cascades across her back and along her left leg
down to the ground. Her hair is long and curly, and she
wears a necklace and an anklet. A longitudinal rill with
a round drill hole at the top of the finial to attach it to
the shaft of the thymiaterion. Intact. Priv. coll., Zurich.
Etruscan, 1st half 3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 14,000
A BEAKER. H. 7.6 cm. White glass. Conical vessel tapering towards the base with cut rim and encircling cut
grooves on the wall, which is slightly curved in the lower
third of the vase. Minor chips on the mouth. Formerly German private coll., 1970’s-1980’s. Roman, 2nd-3rd
cent. A.D.
CHF 1,200
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A TALL JUG AND A DEEP PLATE. H. 28.2 cm. Bronze. Jug: Slender vessel, which widens in the middle. The rim of the
everted mouth is folded outwards. A separately fashioned, right-angled handle with several edges leads from the rim
to the shoulder of the jug. The lower end is adorned by an applique in the shape of a male right foot and a pointed
leaf. Turning rills at the neck, foot and base. Traces of adhesive on the outside of the rim. Intact. Said to have been
found in Grand (Vosges). Plate: Slightly concave wall and flat base ring. Broad rim, which is folded outwards delicately. Set-off on the interior by a sharp bend. An inscription, probably naming the owner, on the exterior of the rim:
FLAVI. Below it, old label: “SS6 FLAVI”. Next to it, the world “ILAVI” is written in a modern hand in pencil. Below it,
the number “SS6” is written by the same hand. An ancient repair within the ring base. Formerly Coll. Louis-Gabriel
Bellon (1819-1899). Roman, 2nd half of 2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 8,800
A RARE LEAD-GLAZED OINOCHOE. H. 17.5 cm. Clay,
yellow and brown lead glaze. The unusual vessel combines lead-glaze, a technique, which was particularly
popular in the Hellenistic period, with Roman Barbotine
decoration. The cylindrical neck widens towards two
funnel-shaped mouths joining at the upper edge. A triple
strap-handle is attached to one of them. The wide shoulder is decorated by an encircling band of flat, applied
ivy leaves. Slightly worn, otherwise intact. Formerly
Coll. Monsieur R., Toulouse, France, a former diplomat,
who spent time in Tunisia. Roman, 1st or 4th cent. A.D.
CHF 3,600
H.A. Cahn, Basle, 1990’s. Greek, Hellenistic, 3rd-2nd
cent. B.C.
CHF 2,400
A GROUP OF HELLENISTIC CERAMICS. H. 28 cm. D.
max. 10.6 cm. Clay, white slip, dark grey and pink paint.
Tall, spindle-shaped bottle on profiled foot, slender neck
with a concave contour, conical rim. Traces of paint.
Neck reattached, part of the shoulder missing. Encrusted.
Flat, cylindrical saucers with everted rims. Some slightly worn, encrusted and with a few lacunae. Formerly
A RECUMBANT SYMPOSIAST. L. 6.1 cm. Bronze. He lies
comfortably, with his legs almost completely extended,
and supports his upper body on his left arm. His right
arm rests on his thighs. He gestures with his hands as if
speaking. A cloak is wrapped around his body in broad
folds, leaving his chest and right shoulder bare. His almond-shaped eyes and smiling mouth are typical of the
archaic period. His rich hair is held together by a narrow
fillet and reaches down to the nape of his neck. Fingers
and feet slightly worn. The recessed underside indicates
that the piece was used as an applique, probably from
a bowl. Priv. coll., Zurich. Formerly Coll. Jean-Marie
Talleux, Grand Fort Philippe, France. Thereafter, Coll.
Franz Trau, Vienna, before 1955. Thereafter Auction sale:
Antikensammlung Nachlass Franz Trau, 2nd part, Galerie Fischer, Lucerne, 21 June 1955, 18 no. 183, pl. 7.
Etruscan, ca. 480 B.C.
CHF 14,500
A DATE-SHAPED BOTTLE. H. 5.8 cm. Honey-coloured,
slightly iridescent glass. A small bottle in the shape of
a date, without base. Flaring mouth, the lip turned inwards. Part of the mouth lost. Formerly art market, London Roman, Sidon, 3rd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 1,400
A SPOON. L. 9.5 cm. Silver. In the round bowl, an encircling Greek inscription: Mylas, may Artemis grant your
wish (ΕYXΗΝ ΤYXΗ ΜYΛΑΣ ΕΚ ΑΡΤΕΜΙ∆Ι). Handle
broken. Once art market, Munich, 2000. Roman, Eastern
Mediterranean, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 2,200
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A BREAD STAMP. L. 11 cm. Terracotta. Oval stamp with
handle on the reverse. On the face of the stamp with offset edge, two shoe soles and a Greek inscription, ΟΝΤΙ
ΓΕΡ. Formerly Coll. von Aulock, before 1970, inv.-no.
364. Roman, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 1,800
A RED-FIGURE FISH-PLATE, Attributed to the Torpedo Group. D. 24 cm. Clay. This fine fish-plate is decorated, on
its downward-sloping upper surface, with three salt-water creatures - a torpedo, a two-banded bream, and a striped
bream. Details of eyes, mouths, gills, and fins pectoral and dorsal, are picked out in added white. Around the top
edge of the central omphalic depression (intended for the condiment garum, a fermented fish-sauce), a row of wavepattern. A wreath of leftward laurel encompasses the broad overhanging rim, immediately below a distinctive, narrow
band of dicing that edges the picture field. Underside reserved, save for two glazed bands, which echo the diameter
of the low profiled foot. Reserved surfaces of fish brushed with dilute glaze, rim overhang and foot’s resting surfaces
with a reddish miltos wash. Intact, surfaces and added colour well-preserved. Formerly Collection of the Marquis de
Gibot, Château de la Mauvoisinière, Bouzillé, between Nantes and Angers, Maine-et-Loire, France, late 19th century.
Campanian, Paestanising, ca. 340-330 B.C.
CHF 12,800
TWO SPITS. L. max. 52.7 cm. Bronze, cast. Each spit is composed of a four-cornered shaft, the top of which is twisted
to form a spiral ending in a loop. A separately-wrought ring attached to each loop. Traces of use, tips missing. Formerly Pandolfini, Auction 1 June 2001, no. 169 with illus. Etruscan, 7th-6th cent. B.C.
CHF 900
A SMALL PAN. H. 4.6 cm. D. 7.5 cm. Light green glass.
Cylindrical body, tapering towards the mouth. Rim
rounded, handle in the shape of a long spout attached to
the body, and melded at the end. Pan-like vessels, called
“Trullae” by archaeologists, were widely used in the Roman Empire, in religious ceremonies for libations and
such like, and served at home as part of the tableware,
for example as ladles. Encrusted through use. Slightly
iridescent. Formerly Coll. Saeed Motamed (1925-2013),
formed between 1953 and the early 1990’s. Roman, 2nd4th cent. A.D.
CHF 1,800
CQ
A RED-FIGURE SPOUTED SKYPHOS TYPE B (Glaux). H. 8.3 cm. Clay. On the obverse of this small two-handled
drinking vessel, directly opposite a tubular spout set just below the indented rim of the reverse, which itself is fully
occupied by a loose complex of two upright palmettes and flanking tendril, a rooster stands proud to left, head erect
and right leg raised in deliberate march-step. Scattered about the field are several floating reserved loops and a dot
rosette. The form of handles, one vertical, the other horizontal, define this shape of skyphos as a glaux. Lid missing.
Glaze misfired reddish orange about inside and reverse. Miltos wash on reserved underside. Formerly European priv.
coll. Thereafter, New York market, Hixenbaugh Ancient Art; American art market. Greek (Boeotian?), 2nd half of 5th
cent. B.C.
CHF 3,800
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Animals and Mythical Creatures
Canton Zurich. Egypt, Late Period, 26th-30th Dynasty,
500–300 B.C.
CHF 3,600
A SNAKE SARCOPHAGUS. L. 5 cm. Bronze. Small,
rectangular sarcophagus for snake bones. A coiled-up
snake with lowered head lies on top of the sarcophagus.
A loop in two of the corners. An ancient restoration and
a small modern filling on one side of the sarcophagus.
Previously London, Sotheby’s, 13 June 1921, part of lot
164. Formerly Coll. Lord Amherst. Egypt, Late Period,
2nd half of 1st mill. B.C.
CHF 2,200
A FRAGMENT OF A FUNERARY INSCRIPTION. H. 19 cm.
Limestone. This small fragment was part of a funerary
inscription that was written in several vertical columns.
The hieroglyphs in sunken relief were painted blue; traces of paint are still visible. The hieroglyphs read, from
the top to the bottom: “curl”, “sceptre”, “mountain”, “lizard” and “bread”. The sense of the text cannot be elucidated. Formerly Belgian private coll. Thereafter Mr. M.
Formerly Coll. M.M., Paris. Egypt, Late Period, mid-1st
mill. B.C.
CHF 4,800
AN AMULET IN THE SHAPE OF A DOUBLE FISH.
L. 6.1 cm. Marble. Oval marble pebble carved in the
shape of a double fish. Heads, and back and tail fins
are slightly convex, carefully smoothed and offset by
sharp contours. The mouths indicated by filed grooves,
eyes shallowly drilled. Fine red-brown patina. Intact.
Formerly H.A. Cahn, Basle, 1990s. Western Anatolian,
late 4th-3rd mill. B.C.
CHF 1,800
AN AMULET WITH SEKHMET ENTHRONED. H. 5 cm.
Light blue faience, details in dark blue. The lion-headed
goddess wears a close-fitting dress and holds a naos
sistrum in her right hand. Her face and mane are rendered in much detail. She is seated on an open-work
throne with a low backrest. The throne is decorated
with a representation of Nehebkau, a snake-shaped
god of protection, and a bow. Left arm missing. Backrest and base slightly worn. Formerly Coll. F. Schwarz,
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A FROG AMULET. L. 4.5 cm. Light green faience. He
squats on a rectangular base eagerly waiting for a titbit
to fly by. The frog was regarded as an animal with regenerative powers. The ancient Egyptians believed that
frogs created themselves, before rising out of the mud.
Small frog amulets are numerous, but also larger sculptures of frogs were made and presented to temples as
votive gifts. Surface partially worn. Fine fissures. Formerly Coll. M.A., Paris. Egypt, Late Period, 600-300 B.C.
CHF 1,100
A STAMP SEAL WITH ZEBU BULL. H. 5 cm. L. 5 cm. Steatite. The square panel is engraved with a zebu bull, with
a distinctive dewlap, standing to left. At the top right, an
inscription in the not yet deciphered Indus script consisting of four characters. On the reverse, an eyelet. Clear
glaze, partially flaked off. Eyelet slightly worn. Formerly
art market, England. Indus Culture, ca. 2300-1750 B.C.
CHF 3,800
A DUCK-SHAPED COSMETIC BOWL. L. 5.6 cm. Agate.
The body of the bird forms an ovoid bowl with a wide
lip. The eyes, beak, and wings are indicated with finely
incised lines. Point of beak slightly curved. Head reattached. Formerly art market, England. Levant, 7th-6th
cent. B.C.
CHF 4,600
A CROUCHING FROG. L. 5 cm. Clay. The frog sits on a
fragmentarily preserved plinth. Its body is naturalistically rendered. Pointed head with broad mouth, beady
eyes. The skin of the frog is structured by longitudinal
grooves. Formerly Coll. Leo Mildenberg. Greek, 4th-3rd
cent. B.C.
CHF 650
CQ
A MATRIX WITH A FIGURE OF A LION. H. 10.4 cm. Fine
light clay. A lion strides aggressively to left, tail upright
and head outstretched with mouth open in a roar. Powerful head and shoulder mane. Slight chipping. Formed
from a positive stamp (patrix). Formerly French art market, 2003. Neo-Assyrian, 7th cent. B.C.
CHF 7,800
A STANDARD. H. 14.8 cm. Bronze. The standard consists
of two stylised, antithetical caprids, which are joined
by rings at the forelegs, waists and feet; between the
lower and central rings, remains of a tubular element,
with which the standard could be affixed to a pole. The
animals have long ears, naturalistic noses, their heads
are crowned with antlers, the ends of which curve outwards. Formerly Coll. Mrs. S., Germany, 1963. Luristan,
1st quarter 1st mill. B.C.
CHF 5,800
RECUMBENT PANTHER. L. 3.1 cm. Bronze, solid cast. The
panther lies facing right with his forelegs outstretched.
He turns his head with wide-open mouth towards the
beholder. A collar around the neck. Circular punches represent the spotted fur. The curled tail lies close to the
body. A loop to fasten the object below the belly. Handle
applique. Intact. Formerly H.A. Cahn, Basle, 1990’s. Parthian, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 480
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A STATUETTE OF A SHREW MOUSE. L. 23.5 cm. Wood, stuccoed and painted grey. Large figure of a shrew, once
attached to a small rectangular box serving as a coffin. This is indicated by two dowel holes at the underside of the
animal. The mouse is large and bulky, but its shape is stylised to such an extent that it can be clearly identified as a
shrew. Its trunk-like nose and the long tail are characteristic. Ears modern. Small restoration to the surface. Formerly
Coll. Dr. Ulrich Müller, Zurich, Switzerland; acquired 1968-1978. On the underside, a hand-written inventory number.
Egyptian, Ptolemaic, 3rd-1st cent. B.C.
CHF 5,600
AN APPLIQUE WITH A PANTHER ATTACKING A RAM. L. 9.1 cm. Sheet bronze, open-work. The panther faces left,
the head of the ram in its wide-open jaws. Curved horns. Powerful representation of the panther. Joints and curves
of the body rendered by engraved hatching and lozenges. Long tail with curled tip. Reverse concave. Intact. Formerly
French private coll. Ordos, 4th-3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 5,500
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A STATUETTE OF A BULL. L. 5 cm. Bronze. Long-legged
animal with short body; body and tail pinched to a ridge
at the top. The head is characterised by small, steep horns
above globular ears, attached disc-shaped eyes, and a
blunt, round mouth. Solid cast. Formerly art market,
Switzerland; JDC, Tiere und Mischwesen, Cat. 13 (Basle
2001) no. 16. Greek, Geometric, 8th cent. B.C.
CHF 1,200
A HANDLE WITH ATTACHMENTS IN THE FORM OF
BIRDS. H. 5.5 cm. Bronze. Three stylised, delicate birds
attached to a ring, below an angular ledge with hole
for attachment. Intact. Formerly art market, Switzerland.
Greek, Geometric, 8th cent. B.C.
CHF 900
A VESSEL ATTACHMENT IN THE FORM OF A BIRD.
H. 6.2 cm. Bronze. An angled tubular shape with a stylised lotus flower on which a bird, with lens-shaped
head, is perched. Three transverse drill holes in the bottom section. Intact. Formerly art market, London; JDC,
Tiere und Mischwesen, Cat. 13 (Basle, 2001) no. 35.
Greek, early 7th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,400
A STATUETTE OF A PIG OR A DOG. L. 16.2 cm. Terracotta. Hand-modelled quadruped with attached globular
eyes, and large, alertly cocked ears. Elongated hollow
body with keel-like spine and half-twisted stumpy tail.
Traces of reddish wash on the surface. Painted on top of
it, black-brown pattern: the spine striped horizontally
and framed by bands; coat indicated with dots. Horizontal stripes on the belly. Legs reattached and partially
restored. Formerly Coll. H.C.A., Switzerland. Previously
JDC, Tiere und Mischwesen, Cat. 15 (Basle 2003) no. 6.
Submycenaean to Protogeometric, 12th-11th cent. B.C.
CHF 1,500
A LID WITH FROG ATTACHMENT. H. 1.3 cm. Bronze.
The small, delicate and naturalistically rendered animal
squats on the round lid, the head curiously raised. At
the side, a vertical eyelet for attachment to a container.
Intact. Formerly Coll. S., Cologne, 1960’s to 1980’s. Roman, 1st-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 600
A FOOT OF A CISTA WITH SWANS. L. 9.2 cm. Bronze. Corner of a square cista with a lion’s paw as foot. Above it, two
facing swans on an acanthus leaf with volutes. They turn their heads towards their wings. The front wing is raised,
the other wing hugs the swan’s body. On the back there is a ledge on which the corner of the cista was placed. Three
wing-tips either worn or missing. Formerly Coll. Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899). Old collection label on the inside:
“323”. Etruscan, 1st half of 3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 2,800
A VOTIVE STATUETTE OF A GOAT. L. 5.9 cm. Bronze.
The goat stands on a flat base. The slender body is naturalistically rendered. Head with blunt muzzle, protruding eyes, curved horns, and a pointed goatee. Hindlegs
angled at the knees. Rounded rear with short, pointed
tail. Intact. Formerly private coll., East Sussex, acquired
1959-1970. Old label “GB 9” on underside of the hindlegs. Western Asia, ca. 1000 B.C.
CHF 2,800
A STATUETTE OF A BULL. H. 5 cm. Bronze. Flat animal
figure with pinched ridges for dewlap, back, and belly.
The slender, elegantly curved body merges with the massive area of the neck. Small, raised head with carefully
engraved eyes, rounded mouth and short, pointed horns.
Votive figure or attachment. Intact. Formerly art market,
Germany, 2004. Greek, 7th cent. B.C.
CHF 1,200
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A COSMETIC VESSEL IN THE SHAPE OF A SITTING
BABOON. H. 5 cm. Clay, red slip. The baboon sits with
tucked-up hindlegs flanking his forelegs. Traces of dark
brown dotted decoration on the rump. The opening of
the vessel is located at the top of the head. A handle runs
from the baboon’s head to its back. Flat base. Intact. Formerly Coll. L. Mildenberg (1913-2001). Roman, 1st cent.
B.C.-1st cent. A.D.
CHF 1,300
A FEMALE PANTHER. H. 9.3 cm. L. 8.5 cm. Clay. She
moves to right on a base. Head slightly turned backwards; plastically rendered muzzle; round, slightly recessed ears. Slim body with muscular legs. A row of teats
on her underside. Reverse unworked. Part of the forelegs
and base are missing, a fragment reattached at back.
Formerly Coll. L. Mildenberg (1913-2001), Inv. no. M390.
Publ.: A.P. Kozloff - D.G. Mitten - M. Sguaitamatti, More
Animals in Ancient Art from the Leo Mildenberg Collection (Mainz 1986) no. 144 with illus. Eastern Greek, ca.
300 B.C.
2,200
A GRIFFIN PROTOME. H. 14.4 cm. Clay. The griffin
looks straight ahead, his proudly raised head crowned
by a jagged crest. The eyebrows project far over the
spherical eyes. Powerful, curved beak with pronounced
nostrils. Tufts of feathers on the breast. Complete, reassembled from four fragments. Slightly worn. Formerly
Coll. B.A.W., Basle, Switzerland. Roman, 2nd cent. B.C.1st cent. A.D.
CHF 1,800
AN OWL SKYPHOS. H. 7 cm. D. 9 cm. Clay. Skyphos
of type A with two horizontal handles. Owl to the right
between two olive branches. One handle reattached. Formerly German priv. coll. Apulian, late 5th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,200
AN ARYBALLOS IN THE SHAPE OF A CROUCHING
HARE. L. 7.4 cm. Clay, red matt glaze. The hare rests on
his long, schematically rendered paws. Mouth, head and
the long ears form a curve reaching to his hind quarters.
Pronounced, circular eyes. Fur and contours indicated
with dotted and linear decoration. A drill hole below the
ear for suspension. An opening in the forehead. Used as
an ointment vessel. Belongs to the “Group with Cylindrical Body”. Glaze partially abraded, a small surface loss
on left side filled in. Formerly Hesperia Arts Auction,
New York, 27 November 1990, no. 103 (as part of lot).
Middle Corinthian, 600-575 B.C.
CHF 2,400
CQ
A LAMP WITH A BULL’S HEAD. H. 17 cm. Wrought iron. Large open lamp. At one end, the sides are squeezed together
to form a nozzle for the wick. The high handle curves inwards and ends in a stylised bull’s head. Leaf-shaped muzzle
with hook, a drill hole in the middle. At the transition to the handle, two elegant S-shaped horns curve upwards. The
base of the lamp is concave. Comes with its original chain, composed of six links connected by hooks and loops.
Surface slightly corroded. Unbroken. Formerly Munich art market, 2008. Scythian, North West Caucasus, 1st-2nd cent.
A.D.
CHF 5,800
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A RAZOR WITH DOLPHIN HANDLE. L. 9.4 cm. Bronze.
The boat-shaped blade of hammered iron is held by a
cast bronze handle. The elegantly curved body of the
dolphin terminates in a spatula-shaped tail fin. The surface of the body is roughened with lines of dots applied
when cold. Formerly art market, Munich, 2000. Thereafter Tiere und Mischwesen, Cat. 13 (Basle 2001) no. 95.
Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 1,200
A SQUATTING SQUIRREL. L. 3.3 cm. Bronze, solid cast.
The cute little animal squats on the ground, its ears attentively cocked. The head rests on its extended front
paws, the bushy tail is curled up to the back. Intact. Formerly Austrian priv. coll. Roman, 1st-3rd cent., A.D.
CHF 1,400
A MONUMENTAL HEAD OF HORSE. H. 57 cm. Limestone. The horse is shown in majestic movement, its head drawn
close to its powerful, curved neck. It looks straight ahead proudly. The head is set off from the neck by a broad groove.
Deep-set eyes under protruding brows. Circular drill-holes for the pupils and nostrils. Flat muzzle with slightly opened
mouth. Long, sickle-shaped tufts of hair on the forehead and around the ears. The straps of the bridle cross each other
above the forehead and muzzle as well as on each cheek. The browband is decorated with a large disc on the forehead
and with a small disc on either cheek. The mane is formed by a dense row of voluminous S-shaped curls. Part of a
monumental piece of sculpture. Possibly from an equestrian statue. Coll. A.P., Brussels, acquired between 1967-1969.
Eastern Roman Empire, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 88,000
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A FRAGMENT FROM A RELIEF WITH THE REPRESENTATION OF A BOAR’S HEAD. H. 14 cm. Marble. The
boar looks to the left with his mouth wide open. The
pronounced bulge on the forehead, the powerful tusks
and the thick, shaggy hair are the distinct characteristics of the fully grown male animal. The head probably
decorated a shield depicted in the relief. Snout slightly
worn. Formerly Coll. Jumpertz, Rhineland, before 1983.
Roman, ca. 300 A.D.
CHF 1,800
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A PAIR OF HOOKS OF A BELT. L. 6 cm. Bronze. A rare
representation of a stylized ketos with curled tail. The
body decorated with fine incised lines and scales. Intact.
Formerly art market, France. Central Asia, 1st mill. B.C.
CHF 800
A STATUETTE OF AN EAGLE ON A COLUMN. H. 12 cm.
Bronze. He stands upright with his claws gripping the
head of a ram placed on top of a column. The smooth,
tapering column rises from a rectangular plinth and
is crowned by a stylised Ionic capital. Eagles perching
upon the heads of animals, especially rams, are documented several times in connection with the cult of Jupiter Dolichenus. This bronze was, therefore, probably a
votive gift to this deity. Shaft of column and shoulder of
right wing slightly worn. Formerly Coll. Dr. Franz Curt
Fetzer (1900-2000). Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 1,600
A STATUETTE OF A HORSE WITH RIDER. H. 26.7 cm. L. 23.5 cm. Terracotta, polychromy. The galloping horse is
shown in energetic movement with its front legs forward. The right hind leg is slightly raised. Modelled fully in the
round, the proudly raised head underlines the dynamic impression of the whole. Compact chest, slim body and elegant
legs, the bridle adorned with discs. On the head an attachment, probably for further adornments for the mane. On the
body, traces of a white slip. On the bridle, traces of blue paint, residues of pink paint on mouth and nostrils. The rider
wears Phrygian cap, corselet and greaves. Right leg of rider reattached, left restored; upper parts of arms preserved;
corselet worn. His head probably does not belong. Horse fully intact except for the separately attached tail, surfaces
slightly worn in places. Rider probably does not belong. Formerly Coll. O.G., Bavaria, Germany. Western Greek, Canosan, 4th-3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 6,600
CQ
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A PAIR OF HORSES. L. 8.6 cm. Bronze. Two addorsed
horse’s heads connected by a tube of semi-circular crosssection and with a ridge on top. The horses have slender
muzzles, slightly protruding eyes and small, curved ears.
The mane forms a ridge rising abruptly from forehead
and running almost to the base of the neck. A slight
constriction at the base of the neck forms the transition
to the tube. One end of tube partly missing, right horse’s
head reattached. Part of a horse’s bridle. Formerly London art market. Greek, Laconian, 7th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,200
A HEAD OF A LION. H. 8.5 cm. Polychromed wood. Applique from a piece of furniture in the shape of a strongly
stylized lion’s head. White face, contours set off in black
and red, brown body. A few fissures on the top, minor
chipping on the bottom edges. A rectangular recess with
a round hole in the underside, to affix the piece. Formerly Coll. Jürg Marquard, Herrliberg, Switzerland. Egypt,
Ptolemaic or Roman Period, 2nd-1st cent. B.C.
CHF 1,800
ARYBALLOS IN THE SHAPE OF AN EAGLE’S HEAD.
L. 8.2 cm. Clay, brown and red matt glaze. The eagle
holds its quarry, a writhing, hissing snake, in its powerful beak. Large eyes, circular pupils. Narrow mouth
accentuated by a coloured line. The vessel’s opening on
the eagle’s forehead. Wavy lines below the eyes, dots in
brown and red matt varnish. Used as an ointment vessel.
Fine cracks due to tension on the right, otherwise intact.
Formerly New York art market, 1990. On the flat reverse
old inventory no. “598”. Eastern Greek, Rhodes (?), 1st
half-mid 6th cent. B.C.
CHF 2,800
A TINNED BRONZE ATTACHMENT. H. 35.5 cm. Tinned bronze. This long rectangular panel would appear to be one
of a series originally connected by arches. The finely engraved scene, startling in both size and content, is of a venerable grape vine, with massive trunk, and swirling branches which terminate in large leaves and bear numerous
clusters of fruit. At the base of the vine’s gnarled trunk, a small goat, horned and bearded, rears up to right on its
hind legs, as though to feed on foliage. Its pelt is stippled; an impression remains of its extended forelegs which,
passing behind the vine, were not fully engraved in the final design. The trunk’s bark is in places rendered with
a series of several short grooves; and the pollarded branch, lowermost on the right, has been masked out by the
tinning of the background, in contrast to vine and goat of uncoated bronze, probably of golden hue in the original,
now patinated light green. The vertical edges are perforated for attachment, perhaps once to a frame of wood;
several larger holes along the lower edge. Tinned coating slightly abraded. Formerly priv. coll., London, acquired
in the 1980’s. Roman, 3rd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 18,000
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AN APPLIQUE IN THE FORM OF A LION’S HEAD.
D. 18 cm. Sheet bronze, hammered. The face of a lion
with large staring eyes and pronounced muzzle, encircled with a mane of radiating, engraved tufts. A rim
with three ridges. A massive handle ring originally
passed through the open mouth. Slight restoration to
rim. An attachment hole through rim above. Applique
from a door or a sarcophagus. Rim restored at several
places. Mouth restored. Formerly JDC Cat. 13 (Basle 2001) No. 98 with illus. Previously Coll. Hofmann,
Berlin, before 1939, acquired from Ruth Hofmann. Roman, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 1,600
A RHYTON IN THE FORM OF A BOAR’S HEAD. L. 16.9
cm. Clay, matt red glaze. Head hand modelled, conical
body made with the potter’s wheel. Expressive head.
Tusks clearly visible. Protruding eyes, small spoonshaped ears. A ridge separates the head from the body.
Traces of paint on the snout and body of vessel. Crest
missing. Reassembled. Formerly Coll. L. Mildenberg
(1913-2001), inv.-no. M 833. Western Greek, mid-4th
cent. B.C.
CHF 3,600
A LARGE RELIEF-DECORATED LAMP WITH 5 NOZZLES. D. ca. 25 cm. Clay, polychrome painting. The disc of this
imposing lamp is decorated with two dolphins, which jump out of the water, indicated with wavy lines, to catch an
electric ray. At the base of the handle, a rosette flanked by leaves or branches. The base of each of the five nozzles is
decorated with a theatre mask. Traces of a white slip and blue and reddish paint. Intact. Formerly Dutch priv. coll.,
1960’s. Previously Coll. van der Aa, Belgium. On the base, an old inventory no. “60”. Western Greek, Canosa, ca. 320310 B.C.
CHF 6,800
TWO SCULPTOR’S MODELS OF CROCODILES. L. 12 cm.
White limestone. The crocodiles lie on low, rectangular
bases and are finely sculpted, with much attention given to the details of their heads and legs. Their tails are
slightly curved. The edges of the base and one crocodile’s
tail are slightly worn. One base with crocodile’s tail is
reassembled from a few large fragments. The artefacts
could be either sculptor’s models or votive gifts to the
crocodile-god Sobek. Formerly Paris art market. Egypt,
Ptolemaic, 3rd-2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 18,000
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AN OPUS SECTILE GLASS INLAY FRAGMENT. H. 4.5
cm. W. 5 cm. Glass. This charming fragment was made
by melting together several layers of different-coloured
glass. It represents part of a human face. The right eye
with the white sclera and brown-black pupil, part of the
forehead, the skin rendered in different hues of brown,
and a corner of brown hair are preserved. Probably
made in the city of Rome. Formerly Coll. R. Bussy, United Kingdom, ca. 1969; Lennox Gallery, London, 1998.
Roman, late 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 8,500
A SAMIAN WARE CHALICE WITH APPLIED DECORATION. H. 15.9 cm. Clay. Samian ware chiara with very
thin wall and tall body, decorated on both sides with
vines. Below the vine, several running animals: a lion,
two striped felines, and a dog; above, boar. The handles
are angular and adorned with tendrils. Reassembled from
fragments, almost complete. Edge of foot modern. Of remarkable quality. Formerly German (South Baden) priv.
coll., acquired between 1971 and 1998. Roman, North
Africa, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 32,000
A FINGER RING WITH NICOLO. D. max. 2.1 cm. Gold,
nicolo. Hoop made of a gold plate with longitudinal rills.
Flattened at the shoulder with an engraved leaf and a volute on either side. Plaque with nicolo in an oval setting.
Nicolo polished in modern times. Formerly German art
market, 1992. Roman, 3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 6,500
A PAIR OF SPECTACLE FIBULAE. L. 6.5 cm. Bone, iron.
Each fibula is composed of two discs connected by a
cross-bar. The obverses are decorated with incised concentric circles and dots. Traces of the iron hinge and pin
holder are visible on the smooth reverse. Several fibulae
of this type were presented as votiv gifts in the sanctuaries of Artemis Orthia in Sparta but were probably
imported from eastern Greece. Partially reassembled.
Formerly Herbert A. Cahn, Basle. Eastern Greek, ca. 650600 B.C.
CHF 1,600
A GLASS JUG. H. 12.2 cm. Blue glass. Compact, spherical body on low conical foot. Cylindrical neck with
funnel-shaped mouth. A thread of applied glass below
the rim. A vertical strap handle with four ribs runs from
the rim to the shoulder. The dark blue of the glass thread
and handle form a delightful contrast with the considerably lighter coloured body. Slightly iridescent. Several
fissures. Formerly Coll. Israel Rosen, Tel-Aviv. Roman,
3rd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 3,200
A PILGRIM’S FLASK. H. 15.6 cm. Greenish glass. Flattened, circular body. Tubular neck with a constriction
at the base. Strongly iridescent. Rim damaged. Formerly priv. coll., United Kingdom, acquired between 19551976. Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, 3rd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 1,600
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AN EROS PENDANT. H. 2.1 cm. Sheet gold. Winged Eros
wearing a narrow cloak covering his upper arms. Slightly crushed, otherwise intact. Formerly Munich art market. Greek, 3rd-2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 2,400
A PAIR OF EARRINGS WITH GARNET PENDANTS.
L. 12.2 cm. Gold, garnet, mother-of-pearl. Each earring is composed of an openwork rosette with a bead
of mother-of-pearl in the centre, and an openwork bar
from which four pendants, each with a garnet bead set
in gold, are suspended. Hook-shaped hanger to which a
long chain ending in a floral element is attached. Fine
workmanship. Top layer of mother-of-pearl abraded.
Formerly priv. coll., London, since the 1980’s. Roman,
3rd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 6,800
A FULCRUM ATTACHMENT WITH SILEN’S HEAD.
H. 10.7 cm. Bone. Relief decoration from the curved side
of a couch’s backrest. A smiling silen’s head rendered in
profile to left, with long flowing beard and a wreath of
ivy encircling his head. An ivy blossom with four petals
above the tip of the ear. Reverse smoothly worked. A
fissure above the eye, and slight damage to the lower
edge. Formerly MM AG, Basle, ca. 1980. Greek, Hellenistic, early 2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 8,800
A BOTTLE WITH TEXTILE CASE. H. 7.6 cm. W. 6.2 cm.
Green glass, textile. The cylindrical body of this miniature vessel is enclosed by a knotted, dark red textile case
with a lozenge pattern. A handle permits the bottle to be
carried or suspended. A pair of elongated texile elements
are attached to the sides and four tassels to the lower
edge. Formerly Coll. W. Kern, Zurich, 1950’s-1970’s (d.
1980’s). Late Roman, probably Egypt, 3rd-5th cent. A.D.
CHF 14,000
A PENDANT WITH A THEATRE MASK. H. 2.6 cm. Gold,
agate. A layered agate theatre mask in high relief with
open-work eyes, mouth and neck in an oval sheet-gold
setting with a zig-zag pattern along the rim and a loop
for suspension. A round drill-hole at the base of the
neck. The mask is backed by a further sheet of gold.
Intact. Formerly Coll. Haddad, London. Roman, 2nd-3rd
cent. A.D.
CHF 4,600
A LUNATE PENDANT. H. 4.5 cm. L. 5 cm. Gold, garnet.
This pendant, of very refined make, is lunate in form,
with three cabouchon garnets in claw-settings at its segmented centre. These are bordered above by successive
rows of plain and twisted wire, and in the principal zone
by a vegetal stalk sprouting short curling tendrils. Affixed to the crescent’s pointed tips are two heart-shaped
garnets in independent claw-settings (one now restored),
and at mid bottom edge a round garnet encircled with
twisted wire and flanked by two small rosettes. Fused
to its top raised edge are two hollow, conjoined spherical beads for suspension, their ends ornamented with
twisted wire and their surfaces with granulation. A third
palmette marks the point of their attachment to the
pendant’s rim. A flat sheet of gold encloses the entire
reverse. Coll. Sasson, Israel, early 1990’s. Nabatean-Hellenistic, 2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 14,000
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AN AMULET OF THE GOD HEH. H. 2.2 cm. Gold. The
god Heh wears a short apron and a wig, and originally
held two palm ribs as a symbol of eternity. Left arm with
palm rib missing. Loop on the reverse. Possibly part of a
diadem. Formerly Coll. Kofler, Lucerne. Egypt, Old Kingdom, late 6th Dynasty, after 2200 B.C.
CHF 4,500
A HANDLE IN THE FORM OF A BABOON. H. 5 cm. Bone.
The cloaked baboon crouches to right atop a floral capital and looks back over its shoulders. It is depicted
with the characteristic thick and long mane of hair about
the shoulders. A drill-hole on the underside of the base.
Attachment for a knife (as its handle) or for a pin of
columnar form. Formerly private coll., France. Egypt,
Alexandria, late Roman Empire, 3rd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 2,400
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A PAIR OF EARRINGS WITH BULL’S HEADS. H. 3.1 cm.
Gold. The magnificent bull’s head protomes with pointed horns and finely engraved hair are carefully hammered out of sheet gold. The mouth and nostrils are rendered by grooves. The gold is pierced to form the eyes.
A cuff framed with beaded wire enclosing a spherical
element forms the transition from the bull’s head to the
tapering hoop of twisted gold wire and rounded sheet
gold with applied beaded wire. The hoop ends in a modern gold hook, which can be inserted into a modern
gold loop below the head to close the earring. Formerly
Parke-Bernet Galleries, New York, ca. 1942; thereafter,
Sotheby’s Ancient Jewellery Sales, 25 June 1992, lot no.
191. Greek, Hellenistic, 4th-3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 7,800
A REEL WITH QUADRIGA. D. 2.3 cm. Sheet gold. Fine
reel made of two discs of sheet gold with embossed decoration, joined by a biconical element. One disc depicts a
delicately executed quadriga to left. The two charioteers
are crowned by a Nike flying to right. In the exergue,
three palmettes. The other disc has a central depression
surrounded by ten concentric circles. A small, loose
piece of gold in the interior. Reels of this kind were
widespread, especially in the Eastern Mediterranean. The
piece of gold inside our reel suggests that it was used
as a rattle. It is, however, also possible that the object
served as an earring. Interestingly, the quadriga and Nike
on our object are close to images found on coins minted
in the Greek cities in Sicily and Southern Italy in the
5th and 4th centuries B.C. Somewhat crushed, otherwise
intact. Formerly in the stock of a Parisian art dealer, acquired in the 1980’s. Greek, 5th-4th cent. B.C.
CHF 12,000
A RING WITH A BUST. D. max. 1.5 cm. Silver, gold.
Octagonal hoop adorned by a rectangular, golden plaque
with the portrait of Empress Julia Domna (ca. 170 217 A.D.) in profile to right. Two thirds of the hoop ancient. The missing section completed in modern times
using 18 carat gold. Formerly Herbert A. Cahn, Basle,
1990’s. Roman, early 3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 7,500
A RING WITH INTAGLIO. H. 2.3 cm. D. 1.6-1.9 cm. Gold,
red glass. Delicate sheet gold hoop set with a red, glass
intaglio depicting the bust of Ceres to left. Profiled setting. A small dent in the hoop. Formerly Coll. S.M., Switzerland. Previously private coll. Bonn, Germany, 1970’s;
Coll. C.W., Appenzell. Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 1,800
A MAGNIFICENT EARRING. D. 3.5 cm. Gold. A single,
unusually large Creole earring, the crescent-shaped hoop
formed of drawn and twisted gold wire whose upper end
terminates in a superbly crafted and finely detailed bull’s
head. The head is made of two pieces of embossed sheet
gold. A whitish inlay in the eyes, probably glass paste.
Conical cuff at the transition between the head and the
hoop, decorated with volutes and a heart framed by beaded wire. Formerly Coll. R. Kiezenbrink, The Netherlands. Greek, 3rd-2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 5,600
A BALUSTER-SHAPED FLASK. H. 17.6 cm. Greenish
glass. Baluster-shaped body with arched base. Tubular
neck with flaring mouth. Iridescent. Interior encrusted.
Formerly Coll. Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), formed between 1953 and the early 1990’s. Roman, Eastern Mediterranean, 3rd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 3,500
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A RING WITH INTAGLIO. D. 2.3 cm. Gold, carnelian. Intaglio with barbarian warrior striding to left. He wears a
helmet with crest and long trousers. He holds a spear in
his left hand and a shield in his right hand. Signed: “HA”.
Round hoop. Intact. Formerly Collection Saeed Motamed
(1925-2013), formed between 1953 and early 1990’s. Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 2,400
A PAIR OF GOLD EARRINGS WITH GARNETS. L. 4.3 cm.
Gold, garnet, mother-of-pearl. Each earring is composed of a rosette with a garnet in the middle. Below, a
bar formed by a pair of antithetical double duck’s heads.
Attached to it are three pendants with various beads.
Intact. Munich art market. Roman, 3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 8,800
CQ
A FINGER RING WITH AN INTAGLIO. D. 1.7-1.8 cm.
Gold, carnelian. The ancient ring is set with its original,
signed carnelian intaglio. The flat surface of the rectangular gem is finely engraved with the head of a faun in
three-quarter view and facing left. There is a lagobolon
behind his neck and an inscription in the field next to his
right shoulder: A.M. Intact. Formerly Coll. Fouad Alouf,
Beirut, before 1986. Roman, late 1st cent. B.C.-early 1st
cent. A.D.
CHF 36,000
A PAIR OF EARRINGS. H. max. 2.8 cm. Gold. Studs with
decorated circlet and shield attachment. Grape-shaped
pendant of five small golden balls. Two of the small
balls restored. Modern hook made of gold. Formerly H.A.
Cahn, Basle, 1990’s. Roman, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 1,400
MONUMENTAL STORAGE VESSEL. H. 43 cm. Turquoise glass. Vessel with impressively large globular body, short
cylindrical neck with abraded mouth. The bottom is concave. Iridescent. Some encrustation. Small fissures. Formerly
Jacobs Collection, Belgium, 1981. Roman, probably Gaul, 2nd-4th cent. A.D. or Byzantine, 6th-11th cent. A.D.
CHF 65,000
AN ARMLET. D. 7.2 cm. Silver. A massive, open armlet,
fashioned by twisting together two substantial strands
whose elongated ends, fused together, are worked in the
round. Intact. Formerly priv. coll., England, acquired
from K.J. Hewitt, London. Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 2,600
A CORE-FORMED ARYBALLOS. H. 6.5 cm. Blue, yellow and turquoise glass. Spherical body with yellow and
light blue zig-zags framed by horizontal bands. Short,
cylindrical neck with flaring rim. A thread of light blue
glass is applied to the lip. The two handles were made
separately and then attached. Reassembled. Formerly
Coll. Saeed Motamed (1925-2013), formed between 1953
and the early 1990’s. Eastern Mediterranean, late 6th-5th
cent. B.C.
CHF 6,000
CQ
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A BUST OF A GODDESS (APHRODITE?). H. 10.9 cm.
Clay. A fine, oval shaped face; her long hair is parted in
the middle and drawn back to reveal her sphere-shaped
earrings. On her head, a diadem with a disc above the
forehead. She looks straight ahead with pursed lips. Prominent Venus rings on her neck. The base of the bust is
almost round. A circular firing hole at the back of the
head, a small round hole at the crown. Part of the back
of the base is missing. Protome. Formerly Coll. R.L.G.,
Mühlheim, 1970’s. Greek, ca. 300 B.C.
CHF 4,800
A STATUETTE OF VENUS. H. 23.5 cm. Bronze, hollow cast. The nude goddess covers her breasts and pudenda with
her hands in the manner of the Venus Pudica. She stands in contraposto with her right leg placed slightly to one
side. Heavily lidded eyes with drilled pupils, a broad nose and full lips characterize the oval face. The hair is centrally
parted. The wavy strands are combed back to the nape of the neck where they are tied together in a loose chignon.
A towering pile of curls rises from the crown of her head behind a flat diadem. Mounted on a round, profiled marble
base of the late 19th century. Fingers partially missing. Left arm reattached. Several lacunae in the body. Surface
partially corroded. Formerly Coll. A.B., North Rhine-Westphalia, before 1954. Roman, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D. CHF 56,000
A SMALL HEAD OF EROS. H. 4 cm. Clay. He wears an
Attic helmet and turns his head to his left. The carefully
detailed, chubby face is framed by curly hair. Venus folds
on the neck. The head was probably part of a statuette.
A lacuna on the helmet’s crest. Slightly worn. Formerly
Munich art market. Greek, Myrina, 2nd-1st cent. B.C.
CHF 1,600
A STATUETTE OF EROS H. 21 cm. Terracotta. Standing
in a relaxed pose, with right leg slightly flexed, left arm
akimbo, leaning with right on a pillar, his body frontally
exposed, a long mantle enveloping both arms. Hair rendered in a mellon coiffure, drawn up into a high circular
topknot. Small wings spring outwards from shoulders.
The whole covered with a white engobe or slip, over
which pastel colours are applied: pink mantle, blue and
pink wings, reddish hair. Supported on a rectangular
base. An upside-down, heart-shaped firing hole is cut
into the flattened, unworked back. Some wear to surfaces. Formerly Coll. Yves Saint Laurent and Pierre Bergé. Apulian, Canosa, Late 4th-early 3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 16,000
A STATUETTE OF EROS. H. 18.8 cm. Bronze, silver. The
god of love is represented as a naked child that strides
forwards almost as if dancing. His pudgy face if framed
by fine curls that form a braid and a knot on the crown
of his head. The right arm was originally raised and probably held a torch. The left arm was lowered. Eyes inlaid
with silver. Traces of the wings on the statuette’s back.
Slightly worn. Formerly Coll. Jean-Philippe Mariaud de
Serres. Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 26,000
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A FIGURE OF A KNEELING NIKE. H. 5.2 cm. L. 9.2 cm.
Bronze, silver. A graceful figure of Nike, kneeling full
front, with slender wings outspread, grasps a snake by
her side in each hand. Her head is slightly bowed, and her
hair is bound into a long Greek-style chignon at back.
She wears a short belted garment (chiton) with double
overfold, rendered in archaising style, which is centrally
parted to leave abdomen and legs exposed. Eyes inlaid
in silver. Details of wing feathers finely engraved. Part
of the snake is missing. Part of round tang preserved on
flattened underside, once serving to affix the figure to
an object such as the rim of a vessel. Vessel or furniture
applique. Formerly priv. coll., London, England, acquired
from Artemis, Munich, 26 October 1978; London, Bonhams Antiquities, 27 April 2006, lot no. 122. Publ.: London, Bonhams Antiquities, 27 April 2006, lot no. 122,
illus. Roman, 1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 9,500
A HANDLE IN THE FORM OF CONJOINED NEREIDS.
L. 21.1 cm. Bronze. A pair of Nereids astride dolphins
are joined at the head and embrace, supported on a shell,
which the dolphins grip in their mouths. Each Nereid
holds a leaf in their hand. The tails of the dolphins form
loops for attachment. Surface details incised. The reverse
side flat. Well preserved. A pin still affixed through one
loop. A decorative handle from a piece of furniture. Formerly Paris art market. Roman, 2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 9,500
A FRAGMENT OF A SARCOPHAGUS WITH NEREID AND TRITONS. H. 51.5 cm. W. 71 cm. Marble. This fine fragment comes from the right side of a sarcophagus front, preserving
a section of an elegantly composed marine thiasos, executed in high relief. A Nereid sits side-saddle, backwards, astride the high-curving tail of a Triton to left. Sensuously naked
but for a mantle draped decorously about her hips and upper thighs, she braces herself with a right hand pressed against her mount’s body while, with her left hand, she balances
a collared vessel on its side atop her left thigh. Left leg bent and right outstretched, her toes just grazing the surface of waves billowing below, she turns her head round to left,
looking towards the long side’s centre that would have been marked by the object once held out by her male companion - be it a tondo with inscription or portrait, a shield, or
a tabula ansata, inter alia. A second Triton, youthful, toussle-haired, whose muscular torso rises from a sea-serpent body, moves in from the right. He cradles a rudder in his left
arm, and he is full-cheeked from the sounding of a trumpet shell held in the palm of his raised right hand. Scene bordered above by a narrow projecting moulding. Inner surface
roughly worked, with strip of bottom of sarcophagus preserved. Loss of lower pointed end of trumpet shell; slight damage to edges. Surfaces overall somewhat darkened from long
exposure to elements. Formerly Sotheby’s, New York, 8 December 1995, lot 118, illus. Roman, Antonine, 2nd half of 2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 115,000
CQ
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A RED-FIGURE OINOCHOE (SHAPE 2), ATTRIBUTED TO
THE PAINTER OF FERRARA T. 271. H. 19.4 cm. Clay.
A Dionysiac scene decorates the front of this oinochoe
with distinctive trefoil mouth. At centre, a heavy-set satyr of mature years sits to left atop a pointed amphora,
which lies on its side, wreathed with ivy and obviously
drained of its contents. The satyr steadies with his left
hand the stalk of a long thyrsos resting on the diagonal
against his shoulder, and he holds forth a drinking horn
in his outstretched right. Doubtless tamed by drink, he
relaxes in the company of two maenads. One grips a
thyrsos near the stalk’s top; the other stretches forth a
spray of ivy. The mood overall is here calm, collected
and civilised - a world away from the wine-fueled antics
and sexual aggression common to Dionysiac thiasoi of
the archaic period. Vase unbroken; two minor chips out
of low ring foot. Surfaces abraded in places, with no
retouching of figure-work. Previously Coll. Mr. and Mrs.
Paul K. Stahnke, Virginia, acquired in Florence in 1946,
and thence by descent to the former owner. On loan to
The Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Mass., 24 June 1969 27 June 1995. Attic, ca. 430-420 B.C.
CHF 24,000
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A RED-FIGURE PELIKE. H. 23.7 cm. Clay. On the obverse, Eros, son of Aphrodite, sits to left astride his large
watery steed, a leaping dolphin - Eros „epidelphinos“.
Taking firm grip of a dorsal fin, he tilts his upper body
forward jockey-like, head down and wings outspread
behind, bracing himself against the wind. The unusual
groundline below, composed of rightward-facing chevrons, gives the impressionistic effect of a row of opposing sea waves. The chevron border recurrs on the reverse, where it supports a draped figure of Poseidon who
presides here as god of the sea and, with trident in hand,
as „Earth-Shaker“. Both deities, whose representation together in Attic red-figure vase-painting is uncommon,
symbolise, inter alia, the taming of wild elements and
the provision of safe passage for mariners. A band of
egg-pattern borders the scene above on both sides A and
B. A stroke of glaze, an ancient mishap, crosses Eros’s
face onto his left shoulder. Restored from numerous
fragments; surfaces overall retouched. Previously H.A.C.,
Kunst der Antike, Basle. Formerly Swiss priv. coll. Attic,
ca. 440-430 B.C.
CHF 54,000
A MOSAIC WITH EROS SAILING. H. 62 cm. W. 94 cm. White, dark grey, brown, yellow, red, green and black stone
tesserae. The child-like, winged Eros stands on the neck of a slender transport amphora on which he sails to left across
an expanse of water richly populated by fishes and a squid. He holds in his hands two of the corners of the rectangular
sail, which swells in the wind. The other two corners are fastened to the handles of the amphora. Fragment of a floor
mosaic, probably from a triclinium. A few tesserae missing, some lacunae filled with mortar. Formerly Belgian priv.
coll. Roman, 2nd-3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 32,000
A STATUETTE OF ZEUS KERAUNIOS. H. 13.7 cm.
Bronze. The father of the gods strides forward, ready to
attack his opponent. In his raised right hand he probably
held a lightning bundle. The finely engraved strands of
hair are arranged in a cap-like manner forming a curve
above his forehead. Almond-shaped eyes and long eye-
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A PLASTIC VASE IN THE FORM OF A PAN’S HEAD. H.
18.2 cm. Clay. The lower body of the vessel is formed of
the long neck and head of Pan, mounted on a spreading
profiled foot whose reserved edge is highlighted with a
wave pattern. The expressive grimacing face, bearded,
snub-nosed, with ribbed horns rising from the forehead,
is coated with a light red wash. Beard and moustache enlivened with incision, and end of the nose, mid-forehead
and temples with small perforations. Between the tips of
the horns, the remains of a painted bust in a rectangular
field. At the back of the head, at the base of the upright
handle (now missing), reserved tongues; to either side,
pairs of circumscribed palmettes. Upper half of the vessel
missing; slight damage to base. Formerly the estate of
Wladimir Rosenbaum (1894-1984). Publ.: Brussels Ancient Art Fair (BAAF III), Cat. June 2005, advertisement
for Galleria Serodine, Ascona, illus. Western Greek, 4th
cent. B.C.
CHF 18,000
CQ
brows. Cheeks and chin are framed by a pointed full beard which juts forwards. A richly pleated cloak is slung
around his body diagonally from his left shoulder to his
right thigh. Part of the left arm and leg missing. The left
leg was repaired in antiquity, as indicated by the two
rivets at the knee. Formerly Coll. Louis-Gabriel Bellon
(1819-1899). Two old labels on the reverse: inv. no. 463.
Northern Greek, 2nd-3rd quarter of 5th cent. B.C.
CHF 9,000
A HEAD OF HERAKLES WEARING A WREATH OF
LEAVES. H. 5.7 cm. Clay. The hero’s oval face is framed
by long hair and a full beard. His forehead is contracted
in a frown. Wide-open eyes and prominent cheekbones..
The head is surrounded by a prominent wreath of leaves.
Old label on the underside of the base „304 Barbe“ and
an inv.-no. in pencil: „1183“ and „AC“. Formerly Coll.
Louis-Gabriel Bellon (1819-1899). Eastern Mediterranean,
1st cent. B.C. - 1st. cent. A.D.
CHF 2,800
A STATUETTE OF ISIS. H. 17.7 cm. Wood. The goddess
stands in an elegant posture with swaying hips and turns
her head slightly to the right. Her long hair cascades
on to her back and shoulders. She gathers her himation
in diagonal folds between her breasts, from where the
drapery sweeps to the ground in a single cascade. Some
lacunae, slightly worn. Formerly Royal Athena Galleries,
2000. Hellenistic, Ptolemaic, 2nd-1st cent. B.C.
CHF 9,800
A HEAD OF A BEARDED MALE DEITY. H. 33.5 cm. Marble. This striking over life-size head of a bearded male
is expertly carved from a white, fine-crystalline marble,
probably originating in one of the Greek islands such as
Paros. There is a perceptible assymetry in the alignment
of its strong features, induced by a turn to the figure’s
proper right. The noble face is marked by a powerful
forehead with pronounced median furrow, prominent
brows with deep-set, heavily-lidded eyes, a slightly open
mouth with the lower lip full and the upper marked by
a lush moustache whose long ends trail downwards
to overlie the thick voluted curls of a centrally parted
beard. A row of overlapping locks, short and dressed forward, frame the high forehead, while long locks cascade
over sides and back of neck and are bound with broad,
flat fillet knotted at the nape. The expressive features,
imbued with a certain pathos, the flowing locks and regal fillet all strongly suggest that this head represents
a deity, such as Zeus, Poseidon or even Asklepios. In a
number of its aspects, it bears fair comparison with the
head of the noted mid-2nd century B.C. statue in Athens
of the Poseidon from Melos. Previously MuM AG, Basle, Kunstwerke der Antike, Auktion 26, 5 October 1963,
no. 185, illus.; Sotheby’s, London, 1 July 1969, no. 110,
illus., sold to L. Money, England; California private collection; Sotheby’s, New York, 17 December 1998, no. 108,
illus., and 10 December 1999, no. 283, illus. Formerly
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, Art of the Ancient World, Vol. XII (January, 2001) no. 2, illus. Greek,
Hellenistic, ca. 2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 88,000
CQ
AN APPLIQUE IN THE FORM OF A BUST OF PAN. H.
12.3 cm. Bronze. The god wears a wreath on his head
and a goat’s skin across his chest. He sports goat’s horns
and a goatee beard. His eyes protrude slightly and have
comma-shaped, drilled pupils and broad lids. His brow is
deeply furrowed. Well preserved. Formerly Coll. De Mateis, Lugano. Roman, 3rd-4th cent. A.D.
CHF 7,800
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A FRAGMENT FROM A RELIEF WITH THE REPRESENTATION OF A BOAR’S HEAD. H. 14 cm. Marble. - The
boar looks to the left with his mouth wide open. The
pronounced bulge on the forehead, the powerful tusks
and the thick, shaggy hair are the distinct characteristics of the fully grown male animal. The head probably
decorated a shield depicted in the relief. Snout slightly
worn. Formerly Coll. Jumpertz, Rhineland, before 1983.
Roman, ca. 300 A.D.
CHF 3,400
A FRAGMENT OF A SARCOPHAGUS. H. 50 cm. Marble. - The upper parts of two figures are preserved on the far
left section of this sarcophagus front, both facing sharply to right with countenances of surprise or consternation.
Mercury, wearing petasos (winged?) and a cloak typically secured with a large pin at right shoulder, is readily identifiable by the top of his messenger’s wand (caduceus), carved in shallow relief at mid-field overlying the folds of a
mantle that has been raised sail-like aloft. In front of him and to his proper right is a female companion, doubtless a
goddess, clothed in chiton and heavy cloak, her long locks of hair drawn back and bound into a chignon, with loose
tresses trailing onto her shoulder. Scene bordered above by a narrow projecting moulding; left edge regularly finished.
Roughly worked surfaces at back preserve part of curved left end of sarcophagus’s interior. Noses of both figures
restored, as well as upper lip of the female figure. These figures in all likelihood once formed part of a multi-figured
scene of the discovery and seduction of Rhea Silvia by the god Mars, by whom she conceived and gave birth to the
twins Romulus and Remus, legendary founders of the city of Rome. Formerly part of the decorative scheme of a villa
in Aachen, Germany, 1950’s-1960’s. Roman, Early Severan, 1st quarter of 3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 36,000
A FRAGMENT OF A RIGHT HAND HOLDING A PHIALE. L. 19 cm. Marble. - From a life-sized sculpture.
The thumb rests on the wide rim of the phiale, while
the rather slender fingers give support from beneath.
Finely incised arches to indicate the nails. Drill holes
separate the fingers. Little finger and rim of the phiale
worn, otherwise well preserved. Formerly coll. Warren
Stratford Trevors, acquired in the 1950’s-1960’s. Roman,
1st-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 8,800
A FRAGMENT OF AN IONIC CAPITAL. W. ca. 56 cm. Marble. - Slender capital with evenly inward curving volutes.
Slightly worn, with some chipping of surfaces. Hellenistic or Roman, ca. 150 B.C..
CHF 8,500
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FRAGMENT OF THE HEAD OF A WOMAN WITH A
CLASSICAL COIFFURE. H. ca. 28 cm. Marble. - The area
around the right ear and nape of the neck is preserved.
The head originally faced to the left. The hair is gathered
together at the nape of the neck. A ribbon is tied around
the top of the head. The hair emerges from below it in
thick strands, framing the face. Roman, 1st c. A.D.
CHF 6,800
A SMALL HEAD OF EROS. H. 10.2 cm. Marble, fine-grained. - His long, curly hair is braided over the forehead
and top of his head. The head is turned to left. The round
face has narrow, almond-shaped eyes. The head is inclined slightly, indicating that the posture of the statuette
as a whole was very dynamic. Face, hair above forehead
and neck slightly worn. Damage to nose. Formerly American private collection. Acquired ca. 1960. Roman, early
2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 9,800
ANIMAL COMBAT SCENE. H. 22.5 CM. MARBLE. - Part of a child’s sarcophagus with lion attacking a gazelle. Animal
combat scene of the “static type”: The gazelle crouches below the predator, stretching its head upwards in a gesture
of despair. The lion stands above the gazelle, its jaws wide open with lolling tongue and furrowed forehead and nose.
The jowls are pulled up high and set off distinctly. A deep groove around the eyeballs, drilled pupils. Magnificent
mane structured by deep drill channels, without the ornamental regularity characteristic of the second half of the third
century A.D. Compact body with clearly visible muscles on the chest and forelegs. Tufts of fur on the underside of
the forelegs. A leash is thrown over the lion’s back. Upper edge and lower left edge of the relief fragmenary, forelegs
of the gazelle missing. Lion’s mane next to jowls damaged. Slight damage to lion’s flank; a drill hole from a later
date. Interior roughly hewn. Formerly Estate Jean-Philippe Mariaud de Serres, Paris. Roman, 1st half of 3rd cent. A.D.
CHF 26,000
A LID OF A CINERARIUM. L. 47,5 cm. Marble, iron. - The lid is shaped like a barrel-vault. Acroteria in the form of stylized palmettes flank the pediment with the bust of a lady.
She wears a Flavian hairstyle: two tiers of hair rise up over the row of curls framing her forehead. Fine facial features. Edges slightly worn. Both short sides of the lid have a hole
in the middle of the profiled edges, allowing the urn to be closed. An iron pin is still preserved in one of the holes. A vertical groove in the middle of the underside of the back of
the lid. Formerly H.A. Cahn, Basle. Exhibited at KAM Zürich 9th-14th February 1999, no. 342. Roman, Flavian, ca. 80 A.D.
CHF 16,000
CQ
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A MONUMENTAL RELIEF WITH FIGURE OF A DRAPED FEMALE. H. 102 cm. Marble. - Preserved is the torso of an over life-size female figure, standing in a pronounced contraposto pose, with her weight borne on a straight right leg, the left originally flexed at the knee. She is fully enveloped in a voluminous mantle that also veils her head as a mark
of piety. With her right hand she draws across her upper body a series of folds that cascade down her front from her left shoulder, looping over from a raised left forearm, and
continue in calligraphic progression to form a V-shaped crease between her legs. Probably from the left side of a monumental funerary relief, late Hellenistic to early Roman in
date, depicting at least two figures (two women, or man and woman) side by side. This type of the draped female form is one of the most prevalent of such images in the classical
world. The elegant, all-enfolding drapery and the carefully composed stance were intended to represent feminine virtues of beauty, grace and decorum in both Greek and Roman
societies. Carved from a large block of marble, the flat back of which is roughly worked and heavily encrusted. Formerly Sotheby’s, New York, 15 June 1988, lot no. 121; James
la Pere. Greek, Hellenistic, ca. 1st cent. B.C.
CHF 78,000
8
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A HEAD OF A NYMPH. H. 11.1 cm. Fine-grained marble. - The softly rounded neck with Venus folds clearly reveals that the head of the nymph was originally
stretched far forwards. The long, wavy hair is centrally
parted, wound around a broad fillet and knotted at the
nape of the neck. A circular drill-hole separates the knot
from the neck. Slender, oval face with narrow, almondshaped eyes below sharply ridged eyelids and flat eyebrows. Soft cheeks and slightly protruding chin. Slightly
pouting mouth with dimples. Part of the crown of the
head was sculpted separately. The flat areas were tooled
with a claw chisel. Root of nose and part of the nostrils
preserved. Minor restorations to the right inner corner of
the eye and to the left nostril. Neck slightly worn. The
hair style and posture of the head indicate that it came
from a statuette representing a nymph bending over a
basin of water, a Hellenistic statue-type of the 4th cent.
B.C. Formerly with Hirsch, Munich. Greek, Hellenistic,
late 4th-1st half of 3rd cent. B.C.
CHF 16,000
A PORTRAIT HEAD OF A MAN. H. 24 CM. LIMESTONE. - This portrait of a middle-aged man, angled slightly to its
proper left, is both spare in execution and direct in expression. Prominent almond-shaped eyes are framed by sharply
defined lids. The forehead is broad and heavily creased, the cheekbones high, the chin small, and the thin-lipped
mouth tightly closed. The receding hair is close cropped and combed forward from the crown. These features are fully
characteristic of the tradition of veristic Republican portraiture that developed in the 1st century B.C. “... to embody
the Roman aristocrat’s ideas of his defining qualities: his sternness, honesty, gravity, experience, and hardened military courage” (R.R.R. Smith, Hellenistic Sculpture (London, 1991) 256). This head is readily paralleled by numerous
others, in marble and limestone, in the new portrait manner commissioned by Romans in Italy during the age of
Julius Caesar. The areas behind the ears and at back are only summarily worked. Damage to right eye, nose and head’s
reverse above. Formerly priv. coll. Tessin, Switzerland, since the 1960’s. Roman, mid-1st cent. B.C.
CHF 16,000
A FRAGMENT OF A LIFE-SIZE LEFT FOOT. W. 13 cm.
Bronze, hollow cast. - The four preserved toes are rendered in a highly naturalistic manner with great attention
paid to the details. The joints of the toes and the toenails
are carefully sculpted and the small folds in the skin
are rendered by incisions. Formerly Munich art market,
1980’s-1990’s. Roman, 1st cent. B.C.-2nd cent. A.D.
CHF 12,500
A SANDALLED RIGHT FOOT. L. 26 cm. Marble, iron. The life-sized foot wears a sandal with elaborately laced
thongs. The thongs are tied crosswise over the top of
the foot and form a kind of basket around the heel. An
almost oval cavity slightly above the toes may have served as the setting of an ornament made from a different
material. The bottom of the calf with an iron dowel is
preserved. Toes missing. Slightly worn. Formerly priv.
coll., England. Greek, Hellenistic, 4th-2nd cent. B.C.
CHF 15,800
CQ
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