Lot 48,
Marble urn and lid ("the Stowe Sarcophagus"), Rome, circa
A.D.1770-1780, 25 1/4 inches long
Lot
48 is a marble urn and lid that is known as "The Stowe Sarcophagus" and
is dated A.D. 1770-1780 from Rome. It is 25 1/4 inches long.
It has an esimate of $15,000 to $25,000. It sold for $98,500.
Lot 47,
Figure of the Muse Melpomene, marble, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century
A.D., 27 3/4 inches high
Lot 47 is a Roman Imperial
marble figure of the Muse Melpomene that is dated circa 1st Century
A.D. It is 27 3/4 inches high and is one of only two known
Roman copies of a now lost Hellenistic original it has an
estimate of $150,000 to $200,000. It
sold for $242,500.
Lot 70, Torso
of Athena, Syria, basalt, Roman Imperial period, circa2ndCentury A.D.,
19 1/2 inches high
Lot
70 is an impressive, headless and legless Syrian basalt torso
of Athena from the Roman Imperial period, circa 2nd Century
A.D. The billowing forms of the goddess's dress and the
darkened tones of basalt make this a most dramatic and imposing work.
It is 19 1/2 inches igh and has and a modest estimate of
$30,000 to $50,000. It
sold for $31,250.
Lot 80,
Figure of a goddess, possibly the Muse Urania, bronze, Roman Imperial,
circa 1st/2nd Century A.D., 7 inches high
Lot 80 is a lovely bronze
figure of a goddess, possibly the Muse Urania from the Roman Imperial
period, circa 1st/2nd Century A.D. It is 7 inches high.
It has a modest estimate of $7,000 to $10,000.
It sold for
$25,000.
Lot
51, Portrait head of a man, bronze, Roman Imperial, Hadrianic, circa
early 2nd Century A.D., 11 inches high
Lot 51 isa superb bronze
portrait head of a man from the Roman Imperial Hadrianic period, circa
early 2nd Century A.D. It is 11 inches high and has some
highly visible patina discoloration in the face. It was once
in the collection of Robin Symes Ltd., of London and the late
Clarence Day. It has an estimate of $250,000 to $350,000. It sold for $872,500.
Lot 50,
Portrait bust of a man, marble, Roman Imperial, Antonine, 2nd half of
the 2nd Century A.D., 22 1/2 inches high
Lot 50 is an imposing and
very fine marble portrait bust of a man from the Roman Imperial,
Antonine period, 2nd half of the 2nd Century A.D. It is 22
1/2 inches high. It has an estimate of $150,000 to $200,000. It sold for $182,500.
Lot
42, head of a Greek poet, probably Hesiod, marble, Roman Imperial,
circa 1st Century A.D., 13 inches high
Lot
42 is a very impressive marble head of a Greek poet, probably Hesiod,
from the Roman Imperial period, circa 1st Century A.D. It is
13 inches high and is in excellent condition except for his smashed
nose. It has an estimate of $300,000 to $500,000.
It is also nown as the "Pseudo-Seneca, after a Greek original
of the late 3rd/2nd Century B.C., according to the catalogue. It sold for $1,706,500!
The cover illustration of the catalogue, Lot 28, a
marble head of the Diadumenosos from the Roman Imperial Hadrianic
period, circa A.D.117-138 had an estimate of $700,000 to $900,000 but
failed to sell. It was once in the collection of Anthony
Quinn, the actor. It was 12 3/4 inches high. It is
a copy of a Greek bronze statue by Polykleitos circa 430 B.C.
Lot 39,
Janiform head of Dionysus, marble, Roman Imperial period, circa
1st/early 2nd Century A.D., 10 1/2 inches high.
Lot
39 is a very impressive and good janiform head of Dionysus from the
Roman Imperial period, circa 1st/early 2nd Century A.D. It is
10 1/2 inches high. It has an estimate of $30,000 to $50,000.
It sold for
$98,500.
Lot 36,
Giallo Antico herm bust of a Hellenistic Ruler, Roman Imperial Period,
circa 1st Century A.D., 7 3/16 inches high
Lot
36 is a very good Giallo Antico herm bust of a Hellenistic Ruler from
the Roman Imperial Period, cira 1st Century A.D. It is 7 3/16
inches high and has an estimate of $20,000 to $30,000. It sold for $37,500.
Lot 37, head
of a young satyr, marble, Roman Imperial, circa 2nd half of 1st Century
A.D., 9 1/2 inches high
Lot
37 is a very fine Roman Imperial marble head of a young satyr, circa
2nd half of the 1st Century A.D. It is 9 1/2 inches high and
has an estimate of $100,000 to $150,000. It sold for $122,500.
Lot
35, "Dionysiac child," marble, Roman Imperial, circa 1st Century A.D.,
8 1/2 inches high
Lot
35 is a very nice marble head of a "Dionysiac child," from the Roman
Imperial period, circa 1st Century A.D. It is 8 1/2 inches
high. It has an estimate of $10,000 to $15,000. It sold for $16,250.
Lot 29, head
of Aphrodite, marble, Roman Imperial, circa mid 2nd Century A.D., 7 5/8
inches high
Lot
29 is a good marble head of Aphrodite from the Roman Imperial Period,
circa mid 2nd Century A.D. It is 7 5/8 inches high and has an
estimate of $30,000 to $50,000. It
sold for $86,500.
Lot 49, Portrait head of a
woman, marble, Roman Imperial, Early Hadrianic, circa A.D. 120-130, 9
inches high
Lot
49 is a very fine marble portrait head of a woman from the Roman
Imperial Early Hadrianic period, circa A.D. 120-130. It is 9
inches high and has an estimate of $60,000 to $90,000. It sold for $86,500.
Lot
67, Bust of a Woman, alabaster, Southern Arabia, circa 1st Century
B.C./1st Century A.D., 10 inches high
Lot
67 is an impressive alabaster bust of a womanfrom Southern Arabia,
circa 1st Century B.C./1st Century A.D. It is10 inches high.
It was once owned by Pierre Aimable Chapon-Baissac of
Djibouti, the Governor of French Somaliland from 1924 to 1935 and was
probably acquired by him from Kaiky Muncherhee, an art dealer
from Aden. It has am estiomate of $30,000to$50,000. It sold for $53,125.
Lot 62, Mummy
mask, wood, Egyptian, 21st/26th Dynasty, circa 1075-600 B.C., 8 1/2
inches high
Lot
62 is a very beautiful and fine Egyptian wood mummy mask from the
21st/26th Dynasty, circa 1075-600 B.C. It is 8 1/2 inches
high. It has an estimate of $150,000 to $250,000. It sold for $812,500.
Lot
55, Figure of the Horus Falcon, peridotite, Egyptian, New
Kingdom/Late Period, 1540-1530 B.C., 8 inches high
Lot 55 is a great Egyptian
peridotite figure of the Horus Falon from the New Kingdom/Late Period,
1540-1530 B.C. It is missing its feet but otherwise is in
excellent condition. It is 8 inches high. It was
once in the collection of Eli Borowski of Basel. It has an
estimate of $70,000 to $90,000. It sold for $266,500.
Lot 58,
Statue of Sau-Hor, Tanis, basalt block, Egyptian, 21st Dynasty,
1075-944 B.C., 9 3/4 inches high
Lot
58 is an impressive Egyptian basalt block statue of Sau-Hor, Tanis,
21st Dynasty, 1075-944 B.C. It is 9 3/4 inches high and is in
superb condition except that Amun, between Sau-Hor's legs, is missing
his head. It has an estimate of $60,000 to $90,000. It sold for $74,500.