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LOT 0061
Etruscan Bronze Figure of an Acrobat
5TH CENTURY B.C.
4 1/2 in. (223 grams total, 11.5 cm high including stand).
Nude female in arched pose with arms angled backwards behind her head to form a handle; mounted on a custom-made stand.
ProvenanceEx Charles Ede, 1989 [stock no. 4908].
Acquired from a Japanese collector, 2010.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12051-211850.
Cf. similar item in the British Museum London under accession no.1884,0614.34.
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Greek Red-Figure Fragment with Draped Figures
5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,755
Depicting a young man dressed in a long cloak, the right hand resting on a staff, facing a young woman wrapped in a long himation, covering her head and leaving the face uncovered; the scene enclosed within a medallion decorated with meanders and chequered squares; remains of the stem to the reverse with painted figures on the edge; repaired. 91 grams, 13 cm
Acquired before 2005. Private collection, Europe. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11796-206819.
This red-figure scene once possibly formed part of a kylix, a cup made for drinking. The decoration of the tondo surrounding the figures allows a comparison with some works of the painter Onesimos and the potter Euphronios. In particular the meanders on the medallion, and the working of the figures, seems to recall the work of Onesimos, who preferred to decorate cups, many of them thrown by the famous Euphronios. -
Greek and Other Pottery Sherd Group
Circa 1st millennium B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £78
Including fragments of oinochoe, guttus, amphora and other types. 1.28 kg total, 3-14.1 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. -
Etruscan Bronze Figure of an Acrobat
5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,380
Nude female in arched pose with arms angled backwards behind her head to form a handle; mounted on a custom-made stand. 223 grams total, 11.5 cm high including stand
Ex Charles Ede, 1989 [stock no. 4908]. Acquired from a Japanese collector, 2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12051-211850.
