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LOT 0083
Very Large Italo-Geometric Amphora with Two Handles
7TH CENTURY B.C.
17 1/8 in. (2.58 kg, 43.5 cm).
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.
ProvenanceEx 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.
Cf. Jacobsen, J. K., Ippolito, F., Mittica, G. P., & Handberg, S., ‘Greek and Greek style pottery in the Sibaritide during the 8th century B.C.’ in Semerari, G. S. & Burgers, G.-J. (eds.), Early Iron Age Communities of Southern Italy, 2015, pp. 151-175, fig.15, for a stand of a similar amphora.
FootnotesBy 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.
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LOT 0083
Very Large Italo-Geometric Amphora with Two Handles
Estimate £2,500 - 3,500€2,900 - 4,060 (for guidance only)$3,380 - 4,730 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£1,275 (EUR 1,479; USD 1,721) ‡+BP*
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Scythian Bronze Horse Cheekpiece Pair Each with Three Dragons
Circa 5th-3rd century B.C.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Matched pair, each comprising a round-section shank with two pierced bulbs and a perpendicular flange formed as three openwork profile beast-heads on long necks, each biting its neighbour. 183 grams total, 10.7-11.5 cm
Private collection formed in Europe in the 1980s. Westminster collection, central London, UK. -
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Greek Terracotta Figure of Young Dionysos
5th century B.C.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £675
Modelled as a hollow torso nude of a youthful male, with a beardless face, full lips, tall nose and almond-shaped eyes; short curly hair with a thick wreath including a rosette, folded fabric draped over the right hand; mounted on a custom-made stand. 327 grams total, 15 cm including stand
Ex Prof. Hans Dahn (1919-2019), Lausanne; acquired 12 March 1954 from Donati in Basel (Dahn's list no.105).
It remains a matter of debate who these clay symposiasts- characterised by their specific, sometimes very imaginative headdresses- represent. They have been variously interpreted as Dionysos, heroised deceased persons or representative images of the urban elite. The type was particularly popular in Taranto. The recumbent man probably held a kantharos in his left hand and wore a coat that was tightly wrapped around his left arm. -
Greek Terracotta Black-Figure Pyxis with Chariot
Attic, 6th century B.C.Estimate: £30,000 - 40,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £16,667
Squat vessel with rounded foot and carination with band of tendrils, flared sidewall with carination and rim, broad watchglass lid with central knop handle; blackware frieze to the sidewall, chariot with four horses and attendants carrying spears and dressed in chitons and himatia, among them a noblewoman dressed in a long chiton and chlamys; lid with frieze of profile figures seated on folding chairs with attendants and petitioners, and two women in long robes within a band of coiled tendrils; repaired and restored. 1.05 kg, 22.5 cm wide
Private collection, Mrs Lambelet, Neuchâtel, Switzerland, acquired before 1972; thence by descent. Private collection N.S., acquired in 2012. 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 no.13223-249242.
Many Athenian vases depict a quadriga, often in racing or military scenes, but in this case, the depicted scene is peaceful and could be linked to a wedding. The painting can be divided into two scenes: the first, on the sides, is the bridal procession, where the bride is conducted in the chariot, which will bring her to the groom, accompanied by her father and relatives; the second, the lid painting, is where the nuptial feast is prepared, and the conversing guests are waiting for the bride.
