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LOT 0082
Greek Red-Figure Kylix with Youth in the Tondo from the Group of Vienna 116
ATTIC, CIRCA 375-350 B.C.
8 5/8 in. (220 grams, 22 cm wide).
Broad and shallow with two strap handles; ivy leaves and berries on the inside rim, tondo with cloaked figure surrounded by geometric motifs; outside with palmettes, scrolls and other motifs; repaired.
ProvenanceAcquired on the art market between the late 1990s and mid-2000s.
Estate of the late Barry Paul Buxton (1944-2024), Oakham, Rutland.
Acquired on the UK art market, 2025.
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LOT 0082
Greek Red-Figure Kylix with Youth in the Tondo from the Group of Vienna 116
Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,300
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Greek Iridescent Pale Aqua Glass Bowl
Hellenistic, mid 2nd-early 1st century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,080
Conical in profile with a rounded apex, aqua glass with three incised bands below the rim on the inner face. 380 grams, 16 cm wide
Dr Jutaro Kawabe, Nagoya, Japan, his collection formed in the 1960s-1970s. with Hoshigaoka Gallery until the late 1990s. Private collection, London, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12949-245243.
On ancient glass, iridescence is the soft play of colour that develops as the surface ages and becomes silica-rich. Minute layers form over time and break light into shifting blues, greens and golds. It is not a modern finish but something time has drawn out of the material itself, so the pattern and palette are unique to each piece. Collectors prize good, stable iridescence because it lifts the form: ribs read more crisply, profiles glow, and simple vessels take on depth and movement. Museums now tend to preserve these surfaces rather than polish them away, recognising both their beauty and what they tell us about an object’s long life (though it is not, by itself, a dating test). For display, iridescent glass performs brilliantly under gentle, directional light, where the colours “turn” as the vessel is moved. Well-preserved, even iridescence of this quality is not common and adds materially to the presence—and desirability—of the piece. -
Greek Terracotta Lekanis Lid
Circa 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Discoid and convex with concentric rings to the upper face, knop handle with central recess. 34.6 grams, 77 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Greek Bronze Statuette of a Horse
Anatolia, circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £234
Modelled in the round with vertical piercing at the chest. 18.75 grams, 62.08 mm
Ex Abelita family collection, 1980s-2000s.