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A stunning ancient replica of a Greco-Roman silver ring.
Acquired from a Greek antique shop in Sabac Serbia. According to the owner, it was handcrafted in the mid- to late- 1800s in a small silver foundry in Acharnes, on the outskirts of Athens.
A lot…
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- Item Number: O-7870
- Provenance/Origin: Acharnes Greece. Circa 1800s
- Composition: Silver with alloys
- Dimensions: 0.5" x .625" wide
- Weight: 0.5 pound
- Price: $ 115.00 USD
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I’ve spent almost a year now researching him, his family, his enemies (who turned allies), his horse, his motivations, his mental state, his death, his art, his monuments and homes… and a lot more.
Complex, intriguing, fascinating . . . with many “no…
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- Item Number: S-7335
- Provenance/Origin: 19th Century. Italy.
- Composition: Direct Alloy Brass & Onyx
- Dimensions: 17.5" tall x 8" wide (w/o spear). Onyx base: 6 x 8"
- Weight: 16 pounds
- Price: $ 360.00 USD
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Oinochoe (aka oenochoe) is a greek term for a wine or other functional jug. The pouring spout and the handle rising from the jug is very typical of such jugs made between 50 B.C. and 100 A.D.. Some terracotta oinochoes are painted, have reliefs along the…
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- Item Number: V-7606
- Provenance/Origin: Italy. Circa 1st Century. Chicago collection.
- Composition: Terracotta. Clay.
- Dimensions: 4.5" tall x 5" in widest diameter
- Weight: 1 pound
- Price: $ 285.00 USD
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Detail: A classic Chinese sculpture with Italy’s finest white matrix marble from the foothills of the Apennines near Tuscany. Artist is unknown as well as where it was carved. But this is a true original piece of art from a family estate sale. The Kwan-yin is…
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- Item Number: S-8290
- Provenance/Origin: Unknown. Family estate sale
- Composition: White marble
- Dimensions: 15.25" tall x 8.75" at widest
- Weight: 26 pounds
- Price: $450.00 USD
