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LOT 0040

Greek Apulian Red-Figured Prochous with Lady of Fashion

SOUTH ITALIC, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.

8 1/8 in. (362 grams, 20.8 cm).

With pedestal base, piriform body, tapering neck with beak-like spout and tall strap handle to the rear; the body painted with palmette spray beneath the handle and profile bust of a lady of fashion with cream and white detailing, restored. [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 0040

Greek Apulian Red-Figured Prochous with Lady of Fashion

Sold for (Inc. bp): £910

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