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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 0852

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

5TH CENTURY B.C.

3/4 - 1 1/4 in. (9 grams total, 20-32 mm).

Comprising irregular mainly curved fragments with reserved and applied geometric and figural ornament on a black field; each with old collector's label. [4, No Reserve]

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 0852

Greek Red-Figure Fragment Collection

Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)

Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*

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