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A GREEK BLACK STEATITE PERFORATED DISC WITH THREE HORSES
A GREEK BLACK STEATITE PERFORATED DISC WITH THREE HORSES
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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK … 顯示更多 MASTERPIECES IN MINIATURE PART IVANCIENT ENGRAVED GEMS FORMERLY IN THE G. SANGIORGI COLLECTION(LOTS 82-131)The engraved gems presented here, the fourth group to be offered at Christie's, represent only a small portion of a much larger collection originally assembled by Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965). Part of the collection was recently published by Sir John Boardman and Claudia Wagner, Masterpieces in Miniature: Engraved Gems from Prehistory to the Present, London, 2018. Some originate from famous older collections with provenance back to the Renaissance.Giorgio Sangiorgi was a second-generation art dealer based in Rome. His father Giuseppe opened the Galleria Sangiorgi in 1890 in the Palazzo Borghese at 117 via Ripetta. Specializing primarily in European works of art, the gallery presented objects in a retail environment but also conducted countless auctions and specialized exhibitions, often collaborating with leading scholars. The Sangiorgis’ counted major museums around the world, members of the European courts and dedicated collectors among its clientele. Giorgio amassed private collections in the special fields of ancient glass and engraved gems. He became a dedicated connoisseur, and frequently published scholarly articles in both fields. He acquired gems all over Europe throughout his lifetime in the early to middle years of the 20th century. Fearful of the impending war, he moved his collection to Switzerland in the late 1930s.
A GREEK BLACK STEATITE PERFORATED DISC WITH THREE HORSES

GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.

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A GREEK BLACK STEATITE PERFORATED DISC WITH THREE HORSES
GEOMETRIC PERIOD, CIRCA 7TH CENTURY B.C.
15⁄16 in. (2.4 cm.) diam.
來源
Giorgio Sangiorgi (1886-1965), Rome, acquired and brought to Switzerland, late 1930s; thence by continuous descent to the current owner.
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This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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For an oval seal with similar running horse cf. J. Boardman and M-L. Vollenweider, Catalogue of the Engraved Gems and Finger Rings I, Greek and Etruscan, Ashmolean Museum, Oxford, 1978, p. 4, no. 15, dated to the mid-7th Century B.C.

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