Portraiture and sculpture - Classical antiquity - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Egyptian amulet of Bes
Protective amulet with dwarf god Bes. A typical specimen for its kind from Ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestRoman marble torso of a youthFrom an important Swiss private collection. Very impressive, excellently preserved piece.
Price: on requestEgyptian amulet of BesProtective amulet of the dwarf god Bes made of turquoise faience. Great specimen from Ptolemaic or Roman Egypt.
Price: on requestLarge Hellenistic clay figurine of a standing womanExcellently preserved example of fine Hellenistic artistry. Ex Bonhams, ex renowned Joseph Klein collection, New York, USA.
Price: on requestClay head of a woman, possibly KybeleHellenistic. Very good condition, nice surface details. From a German private collection, acquired between 1980 and 1985.
Price: on requestHellenistic-Roman clay figurine of a standing womanVery nice condition. From German private collection, acquired 1985 from Aloys Faust, Cologne.
Price: on requestHellenistic or Roman marble torsoFrom an old German private collection, acquired 1962. Impressive piece.
Price: on requestHellenistic terra cotta horse protomeAbout 4th - 3rd century B.C., a very similar figurine is on exhibition in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts. From the old German private collection H. Deikner, acquired prior to 1980.
Price: on requestMochica stirrup vessel as a shamanImposing Peruvian vessel shaped like a priest on a podest with rich adornments. Circa 100 to 500 AD. With documents form the 1980ies.
Price: on requestGreek clay headHead of a female clay figurine. Classical Antiquity of Ancient Greece.
Price: on requestFragment of a Hellenistic or Roman reliefVery finely worked depiction of a woman with long hair. From the German private collection Dr. Dietrich, acquired in the 1950s from an antiquities gallery in Cologne, Germany.
Price: on requestHellenistic or Roman marble head of ErosFrom the Austrian collection of Prof. Ritschel, carrier of the Large Cross of Honor of the Austrian Republic and many other prizes and honors.
Price: on requestEgyptian amulet with ram head and sun discThe rare depiction is typical of the god Khnum. From the Late Period to Ptolemaic period of Ancient Egypt.
Price: on requestRoman clay statuetteClay figure of a man with a spherical object in front of his stomach. From the Roman province.
Price: on requestPublished Greek figurine of a pantheressThree-dimensional figurine with high level of detail, very nicely preserved. Around 300 BC, Magna Graecia. Published, from the Leo Mildenberg collection.
Price: on requestRoman facade decoration shaped as theatre maskImpressive and striking marble mask. It once adorned the upper facade of a villa or a public building during Roman Imperial times.
Price: on requestHellenistic tragic mask of a young manTypical wide open mouth and circular eye openings. Nicely preserved. From a German private collection, acquired between 1980 and 1985.
Price: on requestRoman wall paintingThe fresco shows a young man in full military gear. Interpretations include Mars, the god of war, and Brutus, the murderer of Caesar. The impressive piece is an absolute rarity in its outstanding condition and quality.
Price: on requestHead of Harpokrates - found 1963 at Ras-el-Tin Necropolis, AlexandriaPtolemaic till Roman Egypt, nicely preserved. From an old German collection.
Price: on requestStone relief from GandharaWunderful example of the curious symbiosis of greek art and buddhist tradition in the second century. The relief shows a key moment in Buddhas life, when he abandons his life as prince Siddhartha to seek enlightenment.
Price: on requestFragment of a large clay figure - probably ZeusThe face itself is fully preserved with nicely worked details. Mounted on a modern black wooden base.
Price: on requestHead of Isis - found 1963 at Ras-el-Tin Necropolis, AlexandriaPtolemaic till Roman Egypt, worked with high level of details and very nicely preserved. From an old German collection.
Price: on requestLarge Roman funerary stela with high reliefThe elaborate high relief shows the deceased resting on a kline, pointing to a tabula ansata which originally carried a painted inscription. Roman Empire, 2nd century AD. Ex Galerie Cahn, Basel.
Price: on requestBronze ornaments with goddess of victoryMatching pair of appliques that were once soldered to a Roman vessel. They show the goddess of victory, Victoria.
Price: on requestVery rare Roman bronze Amor Balsamarium found at BaalbekFrom the collection of Joan Conway Crancer, Honorary Trustee of the Saint Louis Art Museum. Extraordinary preserved for an ancient bronze figure of this size, incl. the original lid. Acquired 1988 in London for 8,500 US Dollar.
Price: on requestEgyptian cartonnage mummy maskThe mask is very decorative and nonetheless available for a restraint budget, being small format and restored. From the late ptolemaic to early Roman period of Egypt.
Price: on requestRoman bronze tripod foot with DionysosExtremely well preserved, detailed piece of ancient art wth beautiful patina. Ex Bonhams, before that in the collection Joseph Klein, New York, USA.
Price: on requestRoman bronze Amor figurine - ex BonhamsVery well preserved, nice polychrome patina. Mounted on a very nice modern marble base.
Price: on requestLarge polychrome figure of a woman from Canosa with TL analysisExceptionally well preserved polychrome painting and surface details. An almost identical figurine is on exhibition in the British Museum. From German private collection, acquired in the 1980s.
Price: on requestRoman double head flask with MedusaTypical head vessel from the Eastern Mediterranean. The glass flask has the shape of two Medusa heads back to back.
Price: on requestClay figure found at Dionysos Temple in AthensFrom the old British educational lending collection Wakefield Education Resource Service. Very nicely preserved.
Price: on requestGreek clay figurine of a standing womanAbout 6th - 5th century BC. Good condition. From a German private collection, acquired 1976 - 1978 in London.
Price: on requestPublished Etruscan mirror with Dionysian sceneSubject of extended scientific analysis, one of only about 34 known specimen. High quality work, excellent condition. Described by Prof. Jucker as "small piece of art". From an old Swiss private collection. Overall in exceptional condition with thoroughly worked details.
Price: on requestHellenistic clay figurine of a standing womanGood condition, white grounding partially preserved. Acquired 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.
Price: on requestMassive bronze figurine of a bullPerfectly preserved, undamaged, with brown-green patina. Acquired 1978 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.
Price: on requestRoman bronze Serapis applique - ex BonhamsPerfectly preserved, worked with high level of detail, beautiful polychrome patina. Loosely mounted on a very nice modern marble base.
Price: on request