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LOT 0550
Greek Attic Black-Glazed Terracotta Squat Askos
CIRCA 350 B.C.
4 in. (192 grams, 99 mm wide).
With carination and off-set ring at shoulder, loop handle with triple-band profile; slender neck and flaring lip.
ProvenanceEx Mr Guy Talbot, acquired between 1963-1982, Brussels.
Large parts of his collection were acquired from Mr d'Allemagne, curator of the Château de Laarne, Belgium.
with Bailly-Pommery & Voutier Associes, Paris, 17 March 2006.
Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00075547.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Cf. example of the type in the British Museum under accession no.1856,1226.140.
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LOT 0550
Greek Attic Black-Glazed Terracotta Squat Askos
Sold for (Inc. bp): £598
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Hellenistic Bronze Bowl with High Rim
4th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
Deep sidewall, handle formed by a horizontal oval loop with offset central section and semi-circular plaque adorned with stylised pendant palmette; slightly offset rim. 775 grams, 32.9 cm
Ex P.M. Suter, 1970s-1994. with Cahn Auktionen AG, 3 November 2012, no.184. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00069492. 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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Etrusco-Italic Bronze Warrior or Laran, God of War
Archaic, 6th century B.C.Estimate: £5,000 - 7,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,500
The warrior (Roman Mars) modelled in the round, representing a young muscular hero with long torso and rounded shoulders, wearing a high-crested Illyrian helmet with grooved perimeter, a hole above each ear for attaching an ornament; mounted on a custom-made display stand. 326 grams total, 16.2 cm high including stand
Ex N. Koutoulakis, Geneva. Ex Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 17 June 1999, no.2051. with Sotheby's, New York, 12 June 2001, no.16. with Chrisitie's, New York, 7 December 2007, no.82. with Christie's, London, 2 April 2014, no.125. 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.11803-206793. This lot has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database, and is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The statuette assumes the position of the 'warring Mars', which characterises the numerous Etruscan and Italic statues of the god produced as votive offerings to the temples or for private lararia. The god is depicted as taking part in a military march with his left leg advancing, his raised right would have held a spear and the left hand a shield. -
Greek Attic Black-Glazed Guttus
4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £546
With basal ring, lion-head spout and ring handle; the discus moulded in relief with a series of radiating ribs; small lid with spike handle. 192 grams, 11.1 cm
Collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory (1937-2022), 5th Baronet of Coryton. Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory was a lifelong connoisseur with a deep appreciation for objets d’art and antiquities, particularly Attic pottery and numismatics. He took great pleasure in meticulously cataloguing and archiving his collection. The selection of pottery, glass, and stone fragments will be presented across twenty-four lots, many of which boast provenance from renowned dealerships and auction houses, including Charles Ede, Sotheby’s, and Bonhams.
