The sale of antiquities at Sotheby's in the 1980s has been explored by Peter Watson in Sotheby's: Inside Story. Lots sold in those sales continue to surface. Here are some pieces that are due to be auctioned at Bonham's in April 2010.
Three lots are reported as the "Property of a private English collector". All three were exhibited at The Ashmolean Museum from 2001 to 2009.
- Lot 125: A Roman marble fragment of a male head. Acquired from Sotheby's London, 11 December 1989, lot 310.
- Lot 137: A Roman marble figure of a youth. Acquired at Sotheby's London, 8th-9th December 1986, lot 287.
- Lot 167: An Attic red-figure glaux. Acquired by the present owner from Sotheby's London, 9 July 1984, lot 210.
Three lots are reported as the "Property of a private English collector". All three were exhibited at The Ashmolean Museum from 2001 to 2009.
- Lot 177: An Etruscan bronze handle in the form of a female athlete. Acquired from Sotheby's London, 10-11 July 1989, lot 250.
- Lot 178: An Attic black-figure lip cup. Sold at Sotheby's London, 9 July 1984, lot 212. "This lot is accompanied by its Ashmolean display card."
- Lot 181: An Attic red-figure lekythos attributed to the Providence painter. Previously acquired at Sotheby's London, 13-14 December 1982, lot 84.
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