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LOT 0085
Greek 'Lord Elgin's' Attic White-Ground and Black-Figure Lekythos, Circle of the Aischines Painter
CIRCA 450 CENTURY B.C.
6 3/4 in. (173 grams, 17 cm).
Attic white-ground and black-figure cylindrical lekythos; circle of the Aischines Painter; on the body an outlined figure of Nike with torch; above, a maeander, and on the shoulder two circles of rays; mouth missing, foot replaced; small hole behind the head filled up, the colour partially rubbed.
Provenance
From the collection of Lord Elgin (BAPD 12703).
Ex Coins and Medals, Attic Red-Figure Vases, Basel, Special List N, May 1971, no.48.
Ex Imhof collection, Germany.
Acquired Bonhams & Brooks, London, 26 April 2001, no.37.
From the C.K. private collection, Graz.
with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 30 June 2017, no.15.
Property of a North London collector.
Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams & Brooks and Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages, and the original Bonhams & Brooks lot tag.
Footnotes
Once in the collection of Lord Elgin. With the corresponding pages of the M&M and Bonhams catalogues (copies).
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LOT 0085
Greek 'Lord Elgin's' Attic White-Ground and Black-Figure Lekythos, Circle of the Aischines Painter
Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,860
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