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LOT 0599
Greek Apulian Terracotta Guttos
CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
4 7/8 in. (214 grams, 12.5 cm wide).
With pedestal base, loop handle, slender spout with chamfered rim; central discus with figure of the infant Hercules grappling serpents; repaired. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx Cummings collection, UK, 1990s.
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Attic Black Figure Kylix with Processional Scenes of Satyrs and Maenads and Pegasus
Circa 5th century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
With broad flat foot and short stem, broad bowl with carination at the shoulder and two strap shoulders; under each handle an ivy leaf; a painted frieze in coarse style on the outer face comprising two scenes of satyrs and maenads, some on horseback; the centre with a winged Pegasus; foot restored. 368 grams, 27 cm wide
Fine condition, foot restored.
From a private German collection, 1960s. 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.12014-213567.
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Cypriot Red Polished Ware Bowl Group
Early-Middle Bronze Age, circa 2700-1900 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Group of three hemispherical bowls with burnished surface, one with old collector's inked notation 'L.S./2.60'. 1.09 kg total, 14-15 cm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
