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LOT 0619
Late Lydian Bronze Phiale with Boss
600-400 B.C.
9 1/2 in. (536 grams, 24 cm wide).
Broad and squat with thickened rim, central boss to the base.
ProvenanceAcquired in the mid 1980s-1990s.
Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent.
Private collection, since the late 1990s.
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Greek Bowl with Crimson and Black Decorations
4th century B.C.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
With a narrow basal ring, a flared rim, and painted circumferential bands. 49.2 grams, 63 mm
Private collection, Los Angeles, USA. Acquired on the American art market. European private collection. -
Greek Geometric Bronze Bird
8th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £39
Stylised bird figure perching on a convex panel, shank beneath pierced and lug finial pierced perpendicularly. 16.9 grams, 60 mm
Acquired in the 1994. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Greek Black-Figure Alabastron with Fish Scale Pattern, Possibly Attributed to the Bulas Group
Attic, early 4th century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £2,340
Ovoid shape with short neck and expanded flat rim; painted with horizontal bands with vertical strokes on the shoulder, fish-scale pattern below and running scrolled tendrils; horizontal stripes below. 87 grams, 13 cm
partially repainted
Collection of M. Bouvier, Switzerland (1901-1980), Switzerland. Bouvier was a law professor in Alexandria prior to 1930. with Christie's, London, 7 October 2010, no.117. Private collection, 2010. Accompanied by an original thermoluminescence analysis report no.N125q42 by Oxford Authentication. Accompanied by copies of the Christie's catalogue pages. 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 a search certificate number no.13008-246447.
The alabastra of the Bulas Group display scale-like patterns. They were painted with slip, a liquid clay which vitrifies when fired. This group is usually dated to the late 5th – early 4th century B.C. It was named after Kazimierz Bulas, who was the first to study them in depth in the 1930s. He characterised various shapes according to their decorative techniques (nets and floral patterns) and their functions.
