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LOT 0770
Greek Black Glazed Skyphos
SOUTH ITALIAN, 5TH-4TH CENTURY B.C.
6 1/2 in. (170 grams, 16.5 cm).
Mammiform body with pedestal base and two loop handles below the everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market since the 1990s.
From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent.
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LOT 0770
Greek Black Glazed Skyphos
Estimate £150 - 200€170 - 230 (for guidance only)$200 - 270 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Parthian Green Glazed Jug
Circa 2nd century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Piriform in profile with basal ring, pinched mouth forming a spout, strap handle. 208 grams, 13.5 cm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Oinochoe with Fighting Warriors
Attic, late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £18,000 - 24,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £10,000
With flared foot, ovoid body, tapering neck and scooped trefoil mouth; tall gusseted strap handle to the rear; painted frieze of a phalanx of hoplites wearing crested helmets and bell-shaped armour with round aspis and eight-shaped (Boeotian) shields, knemidai greaves, long spears and scabbarded swords. 487 grams, 23.2 cm
Private Swiss collection, 1980s. Acquired on the European art market, 1992; thence by descent. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Jacques Chamay. 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 no.13220-249241.
The scene depicts a succession of warriors, marching to the left at a rapid pace. Closely packed, one behind the other, they are confined within the figurative field and extend well beyond the upper and lower edges. It is a scene taken from the Homeric poems. The style of the oinochoe is characterised by the abundant use of thick white and burgundy highlights, resulting in a striking polychrome effect. There is a tendency to extend the figures beyond the frame, due to the subject being too ambitious for the available surface. The chequerboard motif on the neck is a very rare decorative motif. The vase's importance is reinforced by its exceptional state of preservation. -
Greek Red-Figure Skyphos with Owl
Attic, 5th century B.C.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Mammiform body with flared pedestal base and two loop handles to the rim; each side with a facing image of an owl between laurel fronds; concentric circles to the base, Attic workmanship. 115 grams, 13.7 cm
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
