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LOT 0520
Parthian Blue Glazed Water Vessel
1ST CENTURY B.C.-1ST CENTURY A.D.
7 1/2 in. (561 grams, 19.2 cm).
Discoid body and short tubular neck with everted rim, two loop handles.
ProvenanceEx London, UK gallery, 1971-early 2000s.
Private collection, London.
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LOT 0520
Parthian Blue Glazed Water Vessel
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Greek Painted Pottery Aryballos
Corinthian, circa 6th century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
With a narrow neck and a broad rim to the mouth, a short strap handle to the rear; painted concentric rings around the mouth. 212 grams, 75 mm
Private collection, acquired in 1994; thence by descent.
From the 8th century B.C., Corinthian pottery vessels were exported to Greek colonies in South Italy and the coast of Asia Minor. They were used to hold perfumed oil, an essential item for the wealthy middle classes of the time. In Italy, especially in Etruria, local workshops produced imitations of Corinthian vessel types for a clientele of Greek settlers and local populations with a taste for Greek fashions. -
Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Oinochoe with Fighting Warriors
Attic, late 6th century B.C.Estimate: £25,000 - 35,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £12,500
With flared foot, ovoid body, tapering neck and scooped trefoil mouth; tall gusseted strap handle to the rear; painted frieze of a phalanx of hoplites wearing crested helmets and bell-shaped armour with round aspis and eight-shaped (Boeotian) shields, knemidai greaves, long spears and scabbarded swords. 487 grams, 23.2 cm
Private Swiss collection, 1980s. Acquired on the European art market, 1992; thence by descent. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Jacques Chamay. 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 search certificate number no.13220-249241.
The scene depicts a succession of warriors, marching to the left at a rapid pace. Closely packed, one behind the other, they are confined within the figurative field and extend well beyond the upper and lower edges. It is a scene taken from the Homeric poems. The style of the oinochoe is characterised by the abundant use of thick white and burgundy highlights, resulting in a striking polychrome effect. There is a tendency to extend the figures beyond the frame, due to the subject being too ambitious for the available surface. The chequerboard motif on the neck is a very rare decorative motif. The vase's importance is reinforced by its exceptional state of preservation. -
Large Greek Bronze Ring with Mounted Warrior
Circa 4th-2nd century B.C.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Featuring a slender round-section hoop and a large lentoid bezel with a warrior riding a lion(?). 3.69 grams, 23.07 mm overall, 18.79x18.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R USA 8 1/2, Europe 18 3/4, Japan 18)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
