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Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

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LOT 0827

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

5TH CENTURY B.C.

1 1/4 - 3 1/4 in. (83 grams total, 30-83 mm).

Comprising irregular mainly curved fragments of rim and sidewall with reserved and applied geometric and other ornament; each with old collector's label. [5]

Provenance

Iris Cornelia Love (1933-2020) collection, New York, formed primarily in the 1950s-1970s; on long-term loan to Dietrich von Bothmer, New York, late 1960s/early 1970s to late 1990s.

CONDITION

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LOT 0827

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)

Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*

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