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LOT 0076
Greek Apulian Red-Figure Stand
4TH CENTURY B.C.
9 7/8 in. (847 grams, 25 cm high).
A ceramic columnar stand with trumpet-shaped base, carinated balusters and broad upper face with dished centre; painted with running wave patterns to the baluster, base and top, the centre with a rosette; the base with the profile head of a lady of fashion with the earrings, necklace and diadem picked out in white.
ProvenanceFrench collection, 1990s-early 2000s.
Ex Hampel Auctions, Munich, Germany, 1990s.
Cf. similar item in the British Museum, London, under accession number 1856,1226.168.
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LOT 0076
Greek Apulian Red-Figure Stand
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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6th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
An amorphous fragment from a terracotta face, retaining the left eye, nose, partial upper lip and fringes of hair, rendered with semi-naturalistic detailing. 125 grams, 13 cm high
Private Swiss collection, acquired 2002. -
Large Greek Apulian Red-Figure Bell-Krater
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600
A red-figure terracotta bell-krater displaying polychrome figural panels between a laurel wreath and a band of Greek key motifs; side a) two robed male figures holding staffs, wearing a taenia or a band around the head, standing facing a central altar; side b) a woman wearing a chiton and holding a casket and olive sprig in her outstretched hands, advancing right towards a nude man standing right, his head turned towards her, holding a bucket and olive sprig, a cloak draped over his arm, elaborate volute palmettes beneath both handles; restored. 4 kg, 41 cm wide
Private collection, Neuchâtel, Switzerland. Ex collection H.& P. Payot, Clarens, by descent. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.QED2237/SG-0201 from QED Laboratoire. 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 number no.11580-199029.
Wide-mouthed bell kraters like this one were specifically designed for holding large quantities of liquid and to work as mixing bowls, as it was considered barbaric for wine to be drunk neat (a privilege only enjoyed by Dionysus and his entourage who could handle such a level of intoxication). Wine would be mixed with water, usually one part to three, or even more, as described by Homer regarding the wine offered to the giant Polyphemus (Odyssey, IX, 206-211). As such, kraters provided an ideal large surface area for decoration, and as wine was of utmost importance at the symposium, kraters would usually take centre place, and the decoration of such vessels were geared towards such gatherings attempting to provide subject matter for philosophical debate, like the ones described in Athenaeus’ Deipnosophistae. -
Greek Terracotta Head of a Woman
3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
A terracotta bust of a woman with elaborate band of curls to the brow; spout or hole to the rear of the head; mounted on a custom-made display stand with old lot sticker to base. 675 grams total, 19 cm high including stand
Private European collection. with Genève Enchères, 12th December 2017, lot 861. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11612-199036.
