Archéologie & Antiquiities

A rare statue of the young Hercules, formerly in the Roger Peyrefitte (1907-2000) Collection in Paris. Estimate: £100,000-150,000. Photo: Christie's Images Ltd 2014.  LONDON.- The Christie’s sale of Antiquities in London on 2 April 2014 comprises 199 carefully selected lots with exceptional provenance which span the ancient world from the 3rd Millennium B.C. to the 11th Century A.D. Leading the sale is a rare statue of the young Hercules, formerly in the Roger Peyrefitte (1907-2000) Collection in Paris (estimate:... [Lire la suite]

Imposant buste de l'empereur romain Caracalla (211-217 ap. J.-C.) en marbre blanc veiné de gris. Estimate: 10.000-15.000. Photo courtesy Hotel des Ventes GENEVA.- This March, Hôtel des Ventes will have the privilege of auctioning the entire contents of a large Genevan townhouse with no reserve prices! Recently discovered by Bernard Piguet in a 19th century abode situated in the centre of Geneva, the interior had remained virtually unchanged for over 60 years. The collection reflects an eclectic taste varying from Archaeology,... [Lire la suite]

Assyrian, circa 800 BC, Duck weight. Photo Sotheby's agate; length: 7cm., 2¾in. Estimation 4,000 — 6,000 GBP Sotheby's. 1000 Ways of Seeing: The Private Collection of the late Stanley J. Seeger. London | 05 mars 2014, 10:00 AM. www.sothebys.com

Southern Arabian, 2nd century BC - 1st century AD, Figure of a bull. Photo Sotheby's alabaster; length: 9cm., 3½in. Estimation 2,500 — 3,500 GBP Sotheby's. 1000 Ways of Seeing: The Private Collection of the late Stanley J. Seeger. London | 05 mars 2014, 10:00 AM. www.sothebys.com

Pazyryk culture, Applique: Tiger with Stag’s Horns, 6th century BC. Leather; carved. 13x14.7 cm. Tuekta Barrow No. 1(Excavations of S.I. Rudenko, 1954), Central Altai, the Village of Tuekta, in the valley of the River Ursul, Russia. The State Hermitage Museum.

Pazyryk culture, Terminal: Stag on a Ball, 5th century BC. Wood and leather; carved. H. 12 cm. Pazyryk Barrow No. 2 (Excavations of S.I. Rudenko), Altai Region, Pazyryk Boundary, the Valley of the River Bolshoy Ulagan, Russia. The State Hermitage Museum.

Sakae culture, Belt plaque, 5th-4th BC. Siberian collection of Peter I, Russia, Siberia. The State Hermitage Museum.

Sakae culture, Plaque: Panther curved round, 7th-6th BC. Siberian collection of Peter I, Russia, Siberia. The State Hermitage Museum.

Scythian culture, Plaque in the shape of a panther, 7th century BC. The State Hermitage Museum

Scythian culture, Comb with battle scene, 490-390 BC. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, NewYork