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LOT 0050
Greek Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis with Ladies of Fashion
SOUTH ITALIC, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (249 grams, 16.5 cm wide).
With black-glazed body and matching lid decorated with two heads of ladies of fashion, palmettes between, radial lines on the knob handle and a wave-band around the rim; square strap handles at the shoulder. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a Canadian gentleman living in Essex, UK, formed since the 1920s-circa 1990.
Property of an Essex lady until the late 1990s; thence by descent.
From the private collection of an Essex gentleman 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.
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LOT 0050
Greek Apulian Red-Figure Lekanis with Ladies of Fashion
Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
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Fine condition.
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Archaic Greek Bronze Kouros Handle
Western Greek, circa 480 B.C.Estimate: £8,000 - 10,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £3,500
The handle formed as a nude youth supporting a panel of double volutes and half-palmettes, long braided hair falling at the back of the neck and on his forehead; the legs joined and ankles extended, the feet enclosed in pointed shoes, palmette below; accompanied by the basin with inverted rim, a pair of parallel lines to the outer rim; the handle and part of the rim detached and mounted separately on the custom-made display stand. 1.35 kg total, 45.5 cm high including stand
with Herbert A. Cahn, Basel, 1990s. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075168. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12462-228709. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato. -
Greek Terracotta Black-Glazed Kantharos
Boeotia, 5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With a tall flared foot, tapering body and two lateral high strap handles, the sidewall set off from the foot by a carination; reassembled from fragments. 360 grams, 19.5 cm wide
Ex Mr Bohler, Bern, Switzerland, prior 2001. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00074898. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
