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LOT 0044
Greek Apulian Red-Figure Stand
4TH CENTURY B.C.
9 7/8 in. (847 grams, 25 cm high).
Comprising a 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 0044
Greek Apulian Red-Figure Stand
Estimate £800 - 1,000€930 - 1,160 (for guidance only)$1,080 - 1,350 (for guidance only)
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