• Auction 19058

    Ancient Art from the James and Marilynn Alsdorf Collection

    2 June 2020 - 16 June 2020, New York

    SALE TOTAL: 2,691,000 (USD)
46 Lots for Sale 19058
Lot 1
AN EGYPTIAN BASALT PORTRAIT BUST OF A WOMAN
MIDDLE KINGDOM, 13TH DYNASTY, 1773-1650 B.C.
10 ¼ in. (26 cm.) high
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$27,500
Lot 2
AN EGYPTIAN GREEN GREYWACKE TORSO OF AN OFFICIAL
LATE PERIOD, 26TH-27TH DYNASTY, 664-486 B.C.
5 ½ in. (13.9 cm.) high
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$150,000
Lot 3
AN EGYPTIAN BASALT FEMALE PORTRAIT HEAD
PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND-1ST CENTURY B.C.
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 4
AN EGYPTIAN FAIENCE WADJET EYE FINGER RING
NEW KINGDOM, 18TH DYNASTY, 1550-1295 B.C.
7/8 in. (2.22 cm.) wide
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$2,750
Lot 5
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED WOOD MUMMY PORTRAIT OF A BOY
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
14 7/8 in. (37.7 cm.) high
estimate
$40,000 - $60,000

price realized
$50,000
Lot 6
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED LINEN MUMMY SHROUD WITH A PORTRAIT OF A WOMAN
ROMAN PERIOD, CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
17 1/8 in. (43.4 cm.) high
estimate
$200,000 - $300,000

price realized
$225,000
Lot 8
A SUMERIAN LIMESTONE STANDING MALE FIGURE
EARLY DYNASTIC IIIB, CIRCA 2400-2250 B.C.
9 in. (22.8 cm.) high
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$21,250
Lot 9
AN ASSYRIAN GYPSUM RELIEF PANEL
REIGN OF ASHURBANIPAL, CIRCA 669-631 B.C.
16 3/8 in. (41.5 cm.) high
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$175,000
Lot 10
AN IRANIAN BRONZE IBEX
CIRCA 8TH-7TH CENTURY B.C.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) high
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$3,000
Lot 11
A WESTERN ASIATIC LIMESTONE HEAD
CIRCA 3RD-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 ½ in. (13.9 cm.) high
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 12
A BACTRIAN GOLD, GARNET PEARL AND TURQUOISE FEMALE BUST
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C. - 1ST CENTURY A.D.
1 1/8 in. (2.8 cm.) high
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$21,250
Lot 15
A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT
NEO-ATTIC, CIRCA 1ST CENTURY B.C.
4 ¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,875
Lot 17
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE OINOCHOE
CIRCA 5TH CENTURY B.C.
9 1/8 in. (23.1 cm.) high
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 19
AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE BALSAMARIUM
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY B.C.
4 7/8 in. (12.3 cm.) high
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 20
A ROMAN WALL PAINTING FRAGMENT
CIRCA MID 1ST CENTURY A.D.
66 ½ in. (168.9 cm.) high
estimate
$30,000 - $50,000

price realized
$87,500
Lot 21
A GREEK MARBLE HIP HERM OF HERAKLES
HELLENISTIC PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 1ST CENTURY B.C.
26 ½ in. (67.3 cm.) high
estimate
$80,000 - $120,000

price realized
$106,250
Lot 25
A ROMAN BRONZE EAGLE
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 ¼ in. (10.7 cm.) high
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 26
A ROMAN BRONZE HORSE
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
4 in. (10.1 cm.) long
estimate
$3,000 - $5,000

price realized
$5,000
Lot 27
A ROMAN MARBLE TRAPEZOPHORUS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
23 ½ in. (59.6 cm.) high
estimate
$50,000 - $70,000

price realized
$87,500
Lot 28
A ROMAN MARBLE GOAT
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
23 in. (58.4 cm.) long
estimate
$60,000 - $80,000

price realized
$106,250
Lot 31
A ROMAN BRONZE ROUNDEL WITH A MOLOSSIAN HOUND
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) diameter
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$22,500
Lot 33
A ROMAN MARBLE BUST OF A GODDESS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
18 ¾ in. (47.6 cm.) high
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$300,000
Lot 34
A ROMAN MARBLE TORSO OF VENUS
CIRCA 1ST CENTURY A.D.
22 ½ in. (57.1 cm.) high
estimate
$70,000 - $90,000

price realized
$75,000
Lot 35
A ROMAN MARBLE ATTIC HELMET
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
11 1/8 in. (28.2 cm.) long
estimate
$25,000 - $35,000

price realized
$25,000
Lot 36
A ROMAN BRONZE BUST OF A GODDESS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 5/8 in. (16.8 cm.) high
estimate
$7,000 - $9,000

price realized
$7,500
Lot 38
A ROMAN BRONZE ROUNDEL WITH ISIS
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
12 3/8 in. (31.4 cm.) wide
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 40
A ROMAN MARBLE VENUS
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
29 ½ in. (74.9 cm.) high
estimate
$120,000 - $180,000

price realized
$150,000
Lot 41
A ROMAN BRONZE ISIS-APHRODITE
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
11 ¼ in. (28.5 cm.) high
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 43
A ROMAN GILT BRONZE MIRROR WITH THE THREE GRACES
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
6 ½ in. (16.5 cm.) diameter
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 45
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF A MAN
ANTONINE PERIOD, CIRCA MID 2ND CENTURY A.D.
29 ½ in. (74.9 cm.) high
estimate
$100,000 - $150,000

price realized
$250,000
Lot 46
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF THE EMPRESS CRISPINA AS OMPHALE
ANTONINE PERIOD, CIRCA LATE 2ND CENTURY A.D.
14 ½ in. (36.8 cm.) high
estimate
$70,000 - $90,000

price realized
$237,500
Lot 47
A ROMAN MARBLE PORTRAIT BUST OF THE YOUNG CARACALLA
SEVERAN PERIOD, CIRCA 196-204 A.D.
17 in. (43.1 cm.) high
estimate
$150,000 - $250,000

price realized
$150,000
Lot 48
A ROMAN ALABASTER DRAPED FEMALE TORSO
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
5 ¼ in. (13.3 cm.) high
estimate
$10,000 - $15,000

price realized
$30,000
Lot 49
A ROMAN MARBLE HARE
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
7 ¾ in. (19.6 cm.) high
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 50
A ROMAN MARBLE SARCOPHAGUS FRAGMENT
CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
26 in. (66 cm.) wide
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$43,750
Lot 51
A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT
CIRCA LATE 2ND-EARLY 3RD CENTURY A.D.
20 ¾ in. (52.7 cm.) high
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$20,000
Lot 52
A ROMAN MARBLE RELIEF FRAGMENT
CIRCA 3RD CENTURY A.D.
27 ¾ in. (70.4 cm.) high
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$15,000
Lot 53
A ROMAN MARBLE COLUMN CAPITAL
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
27 ¾ in. (70.4 cm.) wide
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$32,500
Lot 54
A ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC FRAGMENT
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
21 ½ in. (54.6 cm.) wide
estimate

This lot was withdrawn from the sale

Lot 55
A LATE ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC FRAGMENT WITH A SEA GODDESS
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
42 ½ in. (107.9 cm.) high
estimate
$20,000 - $30,000

price realized
$56,250
Lot 56
A LATE ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC FRAGMENT
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
17 in. (43.1 cm.) wide
estimate
$8,000 - $12,000

price realized
$27,500
Lot 57
A LATE ROMAN MARBLE MOSAIC PANEL
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY A.D.
31 3/8 in. (79.6 cm.) high
estimate
$15,000 - $20,000

price realized
$18,750
Lot 59
A BYZANTINE BRONZE FINIAL
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
11 in. (27.9 cm.) high
estimate
$6,000 - $8,000

price realized
$6,000
Lot 60
A BYZANTINE ROCK CRYSTAL AMULET
CIRCA 6TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 in. (2.2 cm.) diameter
estimate
$2,000 - $3,000

price realized
$47,500
Lot 61
A BYZANTINE BRONZE OIL LAMP AND STAND
CIRCA 5TH-6TH CENTURY A.D.
9 ¾ in. (24.7 cm.) high
estimate
$5,000 - $7,000

price realized
$5,625
Lot 62
A BYZANTINE OR MIGRATION PERIOD GOLD BRACELET
CIRCA 5TH-7TH CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (7.6 cm.) wide
estimate
$12,000 - $18,000

price realized
$12,500
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