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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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Greek Black-Glazed Lekythos
5th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Squat-bodied with a slender neck, shaped neck and D-section handle. 47 grams, 66 mm
Acquired in Europe before 2001. European collection. -
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Hellenistic Terracotta Head of a Youth
3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £18,200
Tousled curly hair, strong aquiline nose and full mouth; the deep eyes marked by raised eyelids and prominent semi-circular eyebrows; the hair arranged in overlapping rows of locks; repaired; mounted on a later porphyry plinth. 1.40 kg total, 23.5 cm high including stand
From the estates of the late Adrian Stanford and Norman St John-Stevas, Baron St John of Fawsley. with the previous owner since 1982. with Christie's, London, South Kensington, 22 February 2017, lot 10. 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.11774-204595.
The head represents a Hellenistic portrait of a young man, whose characteristics seem to suggest a reference to a youthful portrait of Alexander the Great. Another possibility is that it represents the portrait of Alexander’s companion, Hephaestion. -
Mycenaean Terracotta Stirrup Jar
14th-12th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Carinated with slender cylindrical spout, stirrup-type handle and narrow foot; trace remains of painted geometric decoration. 106 grams, 79 mm high
Acquired in Europe before 1994.
