Ancient faces benefit from new buyers

Christie’s King StreetFaces from the Ancient WorldPATCHY interest for the small Greek and Roman bronzes and other academic material held down the selling rate at Christie’s single owner sale to less than three-quarters by volume. But outside of these entries, buyers paid a premium for the best quality provenanced works.

A case in point was an 83/4in (22cm) high spherical bodied Egyptian alabaster handled flask from 18t…

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