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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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Large Villanovan Terracotta Impasto Kyathos
Early 7th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £715
With burnished deep brown surfaces, the body tapering to a flat foot, the shoulders decorated with vertical ribbing, short neck with flared mouth; wide openwork handle perforated with small triangles and rectangles, hatched bands along the edges of the handle and the perforations. 1.1 kg, 24 cm
Acquired from Mr Eugene Berman circa 1960. From the private collection of Mr Ulfert Wilke. In the collection of Dr Howard Sirak, Columbus, Ohio, USA; acquired from the above in 1969. Ancient Resource Auctions, California, USA, May 2020. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 20.02. Accompanied by a detailed collector's catalogue page including description and photograph. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato.
The de Puma catalogue cites this piece as no. 5.5 from the Sirak Collection (original sticker is on base; note De Puma’s appraisal does not provide a concordance with Wilke). The catalogue was for the exhibition at the University of Iowa Museum of Art from 17 March to 30 April 1971. Richard De Puma appraised Sirak’s collection of ancient pottery on 18 September 1979; Inv. 20.02 was noted as appraisal item 15 and valued at USD 650. Old collection sticker '188' on base; overlain is sticker from Sirak collection, 'LR 3V'. Sticker 147B refers to the lot number for the first time it was offered at auction by Ancient Resource Auctions in 2015. -
Greek Apulian Black-Glazed Prochous
Circa 320 B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
With pedestal base, piriform body, tapering neck with beak-like spout and tall strap handle to the rear; the body painted in a series of bands of strokes, ovolo motifs, waves, pellets and pendant vineleaves in white, cream and ochre; label to underside 'Apulian Gnathian Prochous CA. 320 B.C.'. 176 grams, 18.3 cm
Ex Fred Bentley Sr. GA (1926-2019). with Ahlers & Ogletree Inc., USA, 10 November 2023, no.343. Private collection, UK. This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D’Amato. -
Hellenistic Bronze Figure of a Bound Captive
2nd century B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Modelled in the round nude male standing with hands bound behind his back; with short cropped hair and slender figure; left foot absent; mounted on a custom-made stand. 491 grams, 17 cm including stand
Ex S.K. collection. Acquired on the German art market, July 1995. 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 a search certificate number no.12518-232076. 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.
