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LOT 0079
Greek Terracotta Red-Figure Skyphos Fragments Attributed to the Akridion Painter
ATTIC, 4TH CENTURY B.C.
2 1/8 - 2 1/4 in. (84 grams total, 54-58 mm).
Comprising two irregular curved sidewall fragments, each with a finely painted youth in profile draped in a himation, attributed to the Akridion Painter; accompanied by a plate with previous auction listing information.
ProvenanceAcquired from Münzen und Medaillen AG, Basel, 1976.
Ex Xavier Pasche, Lausanne.
with Dobiaschofsky Auction, 14-17 May 2014, no.2519.
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LOT 0079
Greek Terracotta Red-Figure Skyphos Fragments Attributed to the Akridion Painter
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£550 (EUR 638; USD 743) ‡+BP*
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Greek Terracotta Amphora Attributed to the Phineus Painter
Chalcidian, circa 525 B.C.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,000
Piriform body with splayed foot and narrow handles; the neck with slender lotus blossoms and palmettes, Side A) two opposing roosters with a lotus blossom in between, two standing swans flanking, below a youth on horseback holding the reins of a trotting horse, a man and a woman behind the horse; Side B) a grazing deer before an advancing panther looking back, two opposing sphinxes below with their heads turned back and front paws raised. 1.06 kg, 28 cm
Ex Münzen und Medaillen A.G., H. Cahn, Basel, 13 April 1985. Private collection, Bern, Switzerland. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12643-236366.
An important work by the leading master of the 'Chalcidian' workshop, which, despite the name, is not to be located in Chalkis itself but rather in a Chalcidian colony in Magna Graecia (possibly Rhegion). Within the oeuvre of Phineus, who is known for his neck-amphorae, examples with two image zones are very rare—see, for example, the fragmentary amphora in the Faina Collection in Orvieto, with similar sphinxes. -
Very Large Italo-Geometric Amphora with Two Handles
7th century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,275
With ovoid body on a tall conical foot, ovoid body sloping steeply towards the neck with wide everted rim; applied geometric decoration in clusters of lines, broad stripes, dentil patterns, vertical zig-zags and hatched lozenges; at the shoulder, alternating metopes of saltires, quatrefoils and swastikas; one handle largely absent. 2.58 kg, 43.5 cm
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen, acquired in October 1978; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13512-263122.
By the last quarter of the 8th century B.C., the Oinotrian-Euboean production was diffused in the Greek Italic Colonies, characterised by larger vessels with elaborate figurative decoration similar to decoration known from Eretria. A detailed stylistic correspondence can be observed between the Cesnola-inspired fragments from the area north of the Daphnéphoros sanctuary of Apollo in Eretria and a decorated stand from the Timpone della Motta. With this elaborate series, the Oinotrian-Euboean production is consistent with the high craft specialisation observed in the local Euboeanizing production on Ischia. -
Greek Terracotta Female Protome Head
Late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £150 - 200 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £70
Hollow-formed female face with a pointed nose and narrow lips, wearing a pair of disc earrings, head covered by a stephane headdress and a veil, a small hole on top for suspension; mounted on a custom-made stand. 178 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand
Ex André Lorenceau (1930-2019), Baselland, 1960s-2000; thence by descent.
Terracottas of this type typically served as votive offerings and may represent the deity to whom the offering was presented.
