NEW YORK, NY.- On October 25,
Christie's Antiquities sale will offer 24 works from the Property from The Toledo Museum of Art, sold to benefit the acquisitions fund. The collection features a selection of works from across ancient Greece, Rome, Near East, and Egypt with highlights including a Cypriot limestone head of a male votary to an Egyptian bronze cat. In addition, Christies Online Auction will offer additional 40 works from The Toledo Museum of Art from October 19-26. This selection will feature Antiquities with accessible price points starting at $1,000 to $6,000. The exhibition will be displayed concurrently with the Antiquities sale preview, from October 21-24.
Highlights
AN EGYPTIAN BRONZE CAT PTOLEMAIC PERIOD, 332-30 B.C. 5 ¾ in. (14.6 cm.) high Estimate: $30,000-50,000
A CYPRIOT LIMESTONE HEAD OF A MALE VOTARY CIRCA 500-450 B.C. 13 ⅞ in. (34.2 cm.) high Estimate: $20,000-30,000
AN ATTIC WHITE-GROUND LEKYTHOS ATTRIBUTED TO THE BIRD PAINTER OR HIS WORKSHOP, CIRCA 430 B.C. 12 ⅝ in. (30.8 cm.) high Estimate: $15,000-20,000
AN EGYPTIAN PAINTED ALABASTER CANOPIC JAR LID IN THE FORM OF HAPI NEW KINGDOM, 19TH DYNASTY, 1295-1186 B.C. 5 ⅞ in. (4.9 cm.) high Estimate: $15,000-20,000
A CORINTHIAN BLACK-FIGURED OLPE CIRCA 640 B.C. 12 13/16 in. (32.5 cm.) high Estimate: $15,000-20,000