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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]
Provenance
From 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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