Greek Hellenistic Silver Bowl w/ Floral Motifs
Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A lovely silver bowl decorated with a mesmerizing frieze of floral blossoms and leafy tendrils delineated in such a fine manner - rivaling the truest rendering of the organic nature of these phytomorphic forms. Above this is a narrow register of repeated overlapping leaves framed by a beaded border above and below. The bowl itself is a pleasantly round form, probably once upon a small foot as indicated by the museum resin form used to complete the form, and a flanged upper border. Size: 5.375" in diameter x 3.5" H (13.7 cm x 8.9 cm); quality of silver: 91% on exterior walls, and 98% on interior walls; total weight (including resin) 280.9 grams
Provenance: East Coast, USA collection; ex major New York Gallery before 2011
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
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PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#146606
Condition Report: Losses and tears to the walls as shown. Professionally restored with resin to complete the form, similar to manner of some restored museum examples. Silver has developed a beautiful warm patina over the ages.
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Greece, Hellenistic Period, ca. 3rd to 1st century BCE. A lovely silver bowl decorated with a mesmerizing frieze of floral blossoms and leafy tendrils delineated in such a fine manner - rivaling the truest rendering of the organic nature of these phytomorphic forms. Above this is a narrow register of repeated overlapping leaves framed by a beaded border above and below. The bowl itself is a pleasantly round form, probably once upon a small foot as indicated by the museum resin form used to complete the form, and a flanged upper border. Size: 5.375" in diameter x 3.5" H (13.7 cm x 8.9 cm); quality of silver: 91% on exterior walls, and 98% on interior walls; total weight (including resin) 280.9 grams
Provenance: East Coast, USA collection; ex major New York Gallery before 2011
All items legal to buy/sell under U.S. Statute covering cultural patrimony Code 2600, CHAPTER 14, and are guaranteed to be as described or your money back.
A Certificate of Authenticity will accompany all winning bids.
PLEASE NOTE: Due to recent increases of shipments being seized by Australian & German customs (even for items with pre-UNESCO provenance), we will no longer ship most antiquities and ancient Chinese art to Australia & Germany. For categories of items that are acceptable to ship to Australia or Germany, please contact us directly or work with your local customs brokerage firm.
Display stands not described as included/custom in the item description are for photography purposes only and will not be included with the item upon shipping.
#146606
Condition Report: Losses and tears to the walls as shown. Professionally restored with resin to complete the form, similar to manner of some restored museum examples. Silver has developed a beautiful warm patina over the ages.
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