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LOT 0538
Greek Net-Painted Black-Figure Lekythos
APULIAN, 4TH CENTURY B.C.
3 5/8 in. (72 grams, 91 mm).
The ovoid body decorated with cross-hatching, solid band to the shoulder and vertical bands to the slender neck, trumpet-shaped mouth, strap handle and discoid foot; repaired.
ProvenanceEx Mister X. (1931-2017) private collection.
Sold in the benefit of the 'Croix-Rouge of Monaco'.
Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, New York, accession number 76.12.4, for similar.
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LOT 0538
Greek Net-Painted Black-Figure Lekythos
Estimate £600 - 800€700 - 930 (for guidance only)$810 - 1,080 (for guidance only)
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Mycenaean Painted Pottery Alabastron
13th-11th century B.C.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Drum-shaped with a sloping shoulder, short neck, trumpet-style neck and mouth and a gently rounded base; three loop handles at regular intervals around the shoulder; reddish-brown painted geometric bands and cross-hatching against a cream slip. 190 grams, 93 mm wide
Ex private collection, Holland. Acquired from Royal Athena Gallery, 2003. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.11852-206835. -
Greek Black-Ware Dish with Shell Decoration
Circa 5th-4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Composed of a shallow bowl with D-section wall, broad convex stem and foot; interior stamped with seashell and geometric motifs. 118 grams, 10.7 cm wide
Private UK collection formed 1990s-2000s. Property of an East Sussex, UK, teacher. -
Archaic Greek Figural Alabastron
6th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
The free-standing perfume vase modelled as a standing and draped female figure, the neck and mouth of the vessel possibly formed as a modius worn on her head, holding what is possibly a dove to her chest; moulded and painted detailing to her face and garments; heavily repaired. 269 grams, 22 cm high
Acquired in Europe before 2001.
