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LOT 0115
Etruscan Oinochoe with Tongue Frieze
7TH-6TH CENTURY B.C.
10 3/4 in. (975 grams, 27.5 cm).
Bulbous in profile with a high, double-ribbed handle from the trefoil mouth to the shoulder; carinated collar above frieze of radiating tongues in glaze on the shoulder; two wavy bands on the neck, lines on the belly in opaque white.
ProvenanceEx Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in October 1978, from his uncle Dr Werner Alder, Lugano; thence by descent.
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LOT 0115
Etruscan Oinochoe with Tongue Frieze
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£725 (EUR 841; USD 979) ‡+BP*
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Opening Bid: £75
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Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
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Etruscan Bronze Lion Head
Central Italy, late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £7,000 - 9,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
A decorative fitting with roaring mouth and protruding fangs and tongue, the whiskers depicted in raised radiating ridges, with lidded, elongated almond-shaped eyes and small, round ears; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 1.11 kg total, 17.5 cm including stand
with Christie’s, New York, 8 June 2001, no.58. Donati collection, Lugano, prior to 1982. Collection of Banca della Svizzera Italiana, Lugano, prior to 1986. Formerly in the Bourgknecht collection, Switzerland. Accompanied by Art Loss certificate no.S00123227. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.13230-249992.
This head was probably, as was the parallel head of the Barberini Tomb, originally attached to a magnificent bronze cauldron. These large cauldrons of hammered bronze were realised with the heads and necks of two lions and two gryphons attached to the rim. The cauldrons were spherical in form and rested on a stand.
