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LOT 0573
Etruscan Black-Glazed Terracotta Guttos
CIRCA 400-300 B.C.
4 in. (120 grams, 10.2 cm).
Discoid in plan with trumpet-shaped spout and strap handle; old collector's label ' Ancient Greek / Exceedingly rare Etruscan Plaque in black ware / BC 400-300 / Excavated at Orvieto / Quite perfect / From Lord Devereaux's coll'n.'. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceBelieved to have been part of the Duke of Northumberland collection.
From an early 20th century collection with reference no.6/? From a Hampshire, UK, private collection.
Accompanied be an early 20th century inked information packet.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
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Greek Attic Black-Glazed Squat Lekythos
400-350 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £494
Of ovoid form with trumpet-shaped spout and strap handle, reserved palmette motif; with record card 'Squat pattern Lekythos. Attic? Palmette in red on black glaze. 400-350 B.C. / 22. (22.11.84) Charles Ede. H 10.0 Di 5.4 B 4.1 cm.'. 69 grams, 10 cm
with Sotheby's, London, 7 July, no.376. with Charles Ede Ltd, 12 November 1984. The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory (1937-2022), 5th Baronet of Coryton. Private collection, UK. Accompanied by an old handwritten collector's ticket. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory was a lifelong connoisseur with a deep appreciation for objets d’art and antiquities, particularly Attic pottery and numismatics. He took great pleasure in meticulously cataloguing and archiving his collection. The selection of pottery, glass, and stone fragments will be presented across twenty-four lots, many of which boast provenance from renowned dealerships and auction houses, including Charles Ede, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams. -
Greek Miniature Black Glazed Terracotta Dish
Circa 2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Squat in profile with rounded rim and flared foot. 16.3 grams, 50 mm
Believed to have been part of the Duke of Northumberland collection. From an early 20th century collection. From a Hampshire, UK, private collection. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Greek Terracotta Antefix of a Goddess
Archaic, 6th-5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £910
Mould-made figure of a female upper body with tall headdress and arms spread, hands palm-upwards; beneath, a C-section channel for attachment to a roof. 78 grams, 13.1 cm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
