Ca. 500 - 400 BC.A pottery skyphos covered with a black glaze and decorated with red-figure owls. Each is flanked by vertical laurel branches. The conical-shaped body tapers down to a disc base, while D-shaped horizontal handles are symmetrically positioned on opposite sides.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2001.761.5.; Christie's, Live Auction 7207, Lot. 247. Size: 120mm x 55mm; Weight: 50g.Provenance: Private UK collection; previously acquired on the Swiss art market in the 1990s. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
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Ca. 350 - 300 BC.A group of three skyphoi, each with a deep body tapering towards a small, disc-shaped foot. The rims are broad, with two opposing horizontal handles extending outward. The surfaces are covered in a black glaze, with decorative elements applied in added white, yellow, and red pigments. The first skyphos on the left features horizontal bands and rows of small dots encircling the upper body. The second and third skyphoi display stylised vine tendrils in the midsection, with dotted bands and linear patterns above, while an ovolo pattern runs along the rim. The bases are reserved, exposing the natural clay colour.For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 22.31; The Spurlock Museum, 1900.11.0040.Size: 85-95mm x 140-130mm; Weight: 370gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 400 BC. A black-glazed pottery skyphos with a body that rises from a ring base and flares gently towards the opening. The vessel is decorated with orange-painted geometric patterns, including a meander motif near the upper section and a laurel wreath below. Two small handles extend outward from opposite sides of the body.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 09.192.2.Size: 155mm x 80mm; Weight: 150gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982.
Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A collection of three Xenon ware vessels, each with a black-glazed surface and added red-painted decoration. The vessel on the left is a kantharos with a biconical body that tapers towards a flared pedestal foot. Two high-swung handles rise above the rim and attach at the shoulder. The exterior is adorned with a framed band of vertical strokes. The central vessel is a skyphos with a deep, slightly tapering body that rests on a small flaring foot. Two horizontal handles extend from opposite sides just below the rim. The exterior features a vine tendril band running along the upper section, with small grape clusters interspersed along its length. The vessel on the right is an oinochoe with a piriform body that tapers towards a ring foot. A trefoil mouth sits atop a short, narrow neck, and a single handle extends from the rim to the shoulder. Horizontal bands and a central frieze with a zigzag pattern encircle the body.For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 252; The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 1972.11.5Size: 35-80mm x 40-60mm; Weight: 65gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995.
Ca. 400 - 300 BC. A collection of three Xenon ware vessels, each with a black-glazed surface and added red-painted decoration. The first vessel on the left is a kantharos with a pear-shaped body on a narrow foot with a circular base. Two high-arching handles extend from the rim to the shoulder. A large palmette motif, symmetrically arranged with radiating tendrils, decorates both sides of the body. The central vessel is a skyphos with a shallow, rounded bowl resting on a low, flaring foot. Two horizontal handles extend from opposite sides just below the rim. The exterior is encircled by a band of red-painted chevrons running parallel to the rim. The third vessel on the right is another kantharos with an inverted bell-shaped body set on a small, disc-shaped foot. Two looped handles rise from below the rim and curve outward before rejoining at the mid-body. The exterior features horizontal bands and a wavy linear motif positioned between the handles.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 06.1021.218; Christie's, Live Auction 19876, Antiquities, Lot 60.Size: 65-105mm x 25-75mm; Weight: 135gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995.
Ca. 400 - 350 BC. A large red-figure skyphos with a deep body that broadens towards the opening. Two horizontal D-shaped handles extend from the upper section. A continuous wave pattern runs below the rim. On both sides, a Dionysiac scene depicts a bearded Silenus, shown nude with a muscular build, one arm raised, and the other wrapped around the waist of a maenad standing beside him. A long, pointed tail extends from behind him. The maenad, positioned to the right, is also nude. She turns her head towards Silenus, her body slightly angled away. Large palmettes framed with elaborate scrolls flank the scene on both sides, filling the space between the figures and the handles.For similar see: British Museum Museum number1867,0508.1308Size: 310mm x 430mm; Weight: 4.5kgProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 330 - 300 BC. A collection of three Xenon ware vessels, each with a black-glazed surface and added red-painted decoration. The first vessel on the left is a small kantharos with a rounded body and two high-arching handles extending from the shoulder to the rim. The midsection is decorated with a laurel wreath composed of elongated leaves stretching across the body. The second vessel is a skyphos with a deep, slightly flaring cup, a ring base, and two D-shaped handles. Its exterior is decorated with a series of horizontal bands enclosing rows of vertical strokes and circular motifs. The third vessel is a cup with a deep body, an everted rim, and a small loop handle at the side, decorated with a scrolling tendril motif at the front.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 06.1021.218; The Louvre Museum, Collection number: ED 509, ED 381; Christie's, Live Auction 7207, Antiquities, Lot 248 (decoration).Size: 50-70mm x 65-65mm; Weight: 135gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995.
7th-early 6th century B.C. Conical in form with rounded shoulder, everted rim and two round-section handles; painted with concentric bands around the interior and exterior. Cf. Metropolitan Museum for similar example, accession no.66.111. 243 grams, 15.5 cm wide (6 1/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) Acquired in Europe before 1992. European collection.The skyphos was already well known in Greece since the age of the Achaeans. In Homer, Eumaeus, the swineherd, prepares for his guest Ulysses a cyssibium filled with wine which the hero drinks during the meal and, when he is full, Eumaeus makes him drink from the cup in which he himself was using, a skyphos. Ulysses also offers Polyphemus a drink in a skyphos.
4th century B.C. With stepped foot and two loop handles to the rim; Side A: nude male with short curly hair bestriding a galloping stallion and gripping the bridle; Side B: male standing with mantle tightly draped around the body; palmette and volute scroll beneath each handle. Cf. Trendall, A.D.I., ‘Paestan Pottery: a Revision and a Supplement, in Papers of the British School at Rome, 1952, no.20, pp.1-53, pl.V,b, for similar form of skyphos with different iconography. 550 grams, 22.7 cm wide (8 7/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]Private collection, 1970s. with Hotel des Ventes, Genève, 8-11 December 2008, no.623. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate no.S00036548. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12516-232110.
Ca. 100 BC - AD 100. A Samian ware skyphos composed of a conical body on a moulded foot. The body displays the image of a bearded man, as well as floral, geometric and architectural decorative motifs. Size: 91mm x 125mm; Weight: 107g Provenance: Private UK collection; Ex. property of a Suffolk, UK, gentleman; Ex. English collection, 1990s.
Ca. 700 - 600 BC.A light-coloured terracotta skyphos with a plain funnel design and strap handles protruding from opposite sides. The surface is decorated with delicate bands of brownish pigment around the tondo and the exterior. Thick strokes embellish the handles.Size: 60mm x 165mm; Weight: 310gProvenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
Ca. 400 - 300 BC.A pair of miniature black-glazed pottery vessels. The kantharos has a biconical body elevated on a small circular foot and two high-arching handles joining the midsection and rim. It is decorated with scroll motifs in rhomboid-shaped frames on both sides. The skyphos, with a tapered deep cup on a ring base, features D-shaped side handles and an everted rim. Its body is decorated with a chevron pattern framed by horizontal lines.For similar see: The Louvre Museum, Collection number: LL 511. Size: 45-55mm x 50-60mm; Weight: 65g.Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995.
Ca. 420 - 380 BC.A pottery skyphos covered with a black glaze and decorated with red-figure owls. Each is flanked by vertical laurel branches. The conical-shaped body tapers down to a disc base, while D-shaped horizontal handles are symmetrically positioned on opposite sides.For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Object Number: 2001.761.5.; Christie's, Live Auction 7207, Lot. 247. Size: 70mm x 140mm; Weight: 115g.Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgium art market; Daniel Bogaerts, Brussels, 1995.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 450 - 350 BC. A set of three terracotta black glaze vessels. The first is an oinochoe with a diagonal spout adorned with a white painting depicting a floral motif. The second is a large skyphos embellished with vegetal motif. The third is a squat lekythos with white spirals on the shoulders. Size: 130-220mm x 85-200mm; Weight: 980g Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982.
Ca. Late 3rd century BC. A colourless cast glass skyphos with a deep, tapered body supported by a short stem with wheel-cut bands, resting on a circular foot. Below the rim, on opposite sides, are loop handles with projecting thumb and finger rests. For similar see: Eisen G., Glass, Its Origin, History, Chronology, Technic and Classification to the Sixteenth Century, vol. 1, New York, 1927, p. 91, pl. 15; The Louvre Museum, Entry number: MNC 1633. A similar example sold for £12,000 at Bonhams, Antiquities, 1 May 2008, Lot 122.; A Study of Hellenistic and Early Roman Glass in Jerusalem in excavated sites, Thesis of Mandy Kelley. PL. 25.5 OC/J. Size: 140mm x 90mm; Weight: 145g Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the European art market pre 2000. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 350 - 300 BC. An Apulian red-figure skyphos of a classic form probably of from the circle of the Chevron Group, presenting two ladies of fashion, each wearing saccos, stephane and a necklace. The main subject is between the palmette motif beneath the handles and under a wave motif on the rim. For similar see: Trendall, Plate 243, Collezione Chini (22/65). Size: 140mm x 65mm; Weight: 100g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993.
6th century B.C. Comprising: carinated rim fragment from a bowl with reserved siren, panther, rosette and other ornament; bowl base with reserved advancing nude male or satyr on a red field, sgraffito detailing; skyphos rim fragment with part of the handle, reserved egg-and-dart band. Cf. Snyder Schaeffer, J., Ramage, H.N., Greenewalt, C.H. Jr., The Corinthian, Attic and Lakonian Pottery from Sardis, London, 1997, fragments ATT 36 and ATT 73, for similar. 106 grams total, 7.4-13 cm (2 7/8 - 5 1/8 in.). [3, No Reserve]From an early 20th century collection. By descent the property of a UK lady. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by a previous handwritten note including provenance.The body of the panther resembles the style of the school of Sophilos, an Attic painter active circa 580-560 B.C. The naked image (a dancing satyr?) recalls the Attic black figure depictions of ithyphallic satyrs, with torso, arms, legs and incision for internal details in white paint, made around 500 B.C.
4th century B.C. With stepped foot and two loop handles to the rim, egg-and-dart border; Side A: female in loosely draped chiton holding a dish in her raised left hand and advancing towards an altar, looking to her rear and with her right arm extended; Side B: nude male in similar pose to the female, with mantle draped over his left elbow, gripping a thyrsus, the head wrapped in a band or taenia; volute scroll beneath each handle. Cf. Trendall, A.D., ‘Paestan Pottery: a Revision and a Supplement’, in Papers of the British School at Rome, 1952, no.20, pp.1-53, pl.V,b, for similar skyphos but with different iconography (Ashmolean Museum, Oxford). 1.74 kg, 34 cm wide (13 3/8 in.). (For this specific lot, 5% import VAT is applicable on the hammer price.) [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12364-226707.The thyrsus in the hand of the male figure implies that he is a worshipper of Dionysus, and this impression is strengthened by the casual discarding of his clothing which is draped over his arm. The female may then be interpreted as a Maenad, a member of the group of devotees who accompanied the god and led the celebrations in his worship. A combination of protracted and vigorous dancing combined with wine-drinking led to an ecstatic frenzy in which the god was honoured.
Attischer Skyphosum 460 v. Chr., schwarzer Firnis, im oberen Drittel Fehlbrand, wahrscheinlich hat eine ungewollte Sauerstoffzufuhr während des reduzierenden Brandes diesen tonfarbenen "Ghost" erzeugt, Boden tongrundig mit konzentrischen Firniskreisen, wulstförmiger Fuß, die Henkel leicht nach oben geneigt, geringe Sinteranlagerungen, eine Seite mit neuzeitlichen Retuschen, auf dem Boden ebenso Lackspuren, wohl angefangenes Graffito, schönes, großes Exemplar, H 15,8 cm, D Mündung 19,3 cm, D max. Henkel 29,2 cm, D Fuß 12,7 cm, vgl. einen nur leicht kleineren Skyphos in Gießen (CVA Gießen 1, Taf. 45,5.6, Fig. 1 (Beilage 10), Inv. KIII-53).
Ca. 450 - 400 BC. A red-figure terracotta skyphos with twin-loop handles, a deep cup and a low flanged base. Each side of the vessel features an owl between two olive leaf branches. This type of skyphos was created for drinking wine and was initially exported from Athens throughout Magna Graecia. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2001.761.5. Size: 70mm x 150mm; Weight: 135g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 350 - 300 BC. A red figure Apulian skyphos. On Side A and Side B there is a lady of fashion with a necklace and a diadem made out of pearls. There are palmette motifs set under the handles. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 76.12.16. Size: 120mm x 180mm; Weight: 165g Provenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993.This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
A QUANTITY OF ANTIQUITIES A South Italian Gnathia ware black glazed skyphos circa 4th Century BC, with white and yellow decoration, 11.5 cm high: A small Apulian black glazed terracotta jug, inscribed to underside "ex HOHENZOLLERN Royal family coll. Grand Tour 1780s", 8cm high A small black glazed terracotta jug, inscribed to underside "ex Kentucky coll.", 10cm high
Ca. 6th-4th Century BC.A large, elegant black-glazed skyphos with a low pedestal disc foot and twin opposing handles. It is decorated on the exterior with finely incised concentric bands and its lustrous glaze is very well preserved. Repaired from approximately nine original pieces.Size: 100mm x 190mm; Weight: 610gProvenance: Property of a London gallery, acquired on the US art market, Private NJ. collection, by descent to family, acquired 1950s - 1960s.
Ca. 350 - 300 BC.An Apulian black-glazed pottery skyphos with two horizontal handles symmetrically affixed to opposite sides. Side “A” stands out with its captivating figure of winged victory. A sitting goddess holds a large case. Side “B” depicts a sitting lady of fashion holding a large case surmounted by a patera. Large and stylised geometrical palmettes are positioned beneath the handles. For similar see: Trendall, First supplement to the red-figured vases of Apulia, Plate XXIV, n. 5, 6.Size: 480mm x 325mm; Weight: 6.03kgProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 350 - 300 BC.A pair of Gnathian skyphos. The first vessel, on the left, is a terracotta skyphos featuring a deep bowl and horizontal handles, all sitting upon an elevated foot. It is adorned with geometric motifs in white, burgundy and apricot on a black glaze background. The second vessel is a beautiful pottery skyphos, with a classic silhouette adorned with white, burgundy, and orange decorations of grape clusters and linear motifs, with a black glaze background. Note the lustrous areas of silvery iridescence that beautifully complement the vessel’s elegant form. For similar see: Christie's, Live Auction, 12239, Antiquities, Lot. 2.Size: 135-140mm x 80-90mm; Weight: 250gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982.
Ca. 350 - 300 BC.An Apulian Xenon ware black glazed pottery skyphos, with a orange painted design of three bands with various designs. The vessel has two horizontal loop handles at the rim and stands on a low ring base. Size: 150mm x 70mm; Weight: 150gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982.
Ca. 450 - 400 Bc.A red-figure terracotta skyphos with twin-loop handles, a deep cup and a low flanged base. Each side of the vessel features an owl standing between two olive leaf branches. This type of skyphos was created for drinking wine and was initially exported from Athens throughout Magna Graecia. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2001.761.5.Size: 150mm x 75mm; Weight: 160gProvenance: Private UK collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
A Greek Corinthian terracotta skyphos, c.6th century BC. decorated in red, brown and black pigments with lions, 19.5cm wide over the handles, 12.75cm high Some fading to the pigments. Light rubbing marks otherwise very good order.PLEASE NOTE:- Prospective buyers are strongly advised to examine personally any goods in which they are interested BEFORE the auction takes place. Whilst every care is taken in the accuracy of condition reports, Gorringes provide no other guarantee to the buyer other than in relation to forgeries. Many items are of an age or nature which precludes their being in perfect condition and some descriptions in the catalogue or given by way of condition report make reference to damage and/or restoration. We provide this information for guidance only and will not be held responsible for oversights concerning defects or restoration, nor does a reference to a particular defect imply the absence of any others. Prospective purchasers must accept these reports as genuine efforts by Gorringes or must take other steps to verify condition of lots. If you are unable to open the image file attached to this report, please let us know as soon as possible and we will re-send your images on a separate e-mail.
Ca. 400 - 300 BCAn Attic red-figure pottery skyphos, a dual-handled, deep cup with a low flanged base, used for drinking wine. It is painted on each side with an owl standing between two sprays of olive leaves. This type of skyphos was extremely popular for several centuries, initially exported from Athens throughout the Greek world, including into Italy. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, 41.162.100.Size: 60mm x 113mm; Weight: 60gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 400 - 300 BC A Faliscan black-glazed pottery skyphos with a cup-shaped form and two horizontal handles symmetrically affixed to opposite sides. Side “A” stands out with its captivating figure of Venus. A sitting goddess holds a large mirror. Side “B” depicts a dancing Satyr. Large and stylised geometrical palmettes are positioned beneath the handles. A skyphos is a distinctive type of ancient drinking vessel primarily utilised for serving wine. For similar see: Christie’s, Live Auction 14572, Storied Treasure: Antiquities from the Toledo Museum of Art, Lot. 36. Size: 335mm x 245mm; Weight: 1.94kg Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter. This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 400 - 300 BCAn Apulian red-figure squat skyphos presenting two offering scenes. Side A features a winged Eros walking in a graceful manner with his right hand holding a large patera and bringing that to an altar in front of him. Side B features a seated crowned woman holding a patera and a wreath. Beneath the handles, a simple palmetto motif completes one of the most iconic objects from the fourth century BC. Size: 210mm x 65mm; Weight: 225gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 400 - 300 BCAn Apulian red-figure skyphos of a classic form presents two offering scenes. Side A features a crowned maenad walking in a graceful manner with her right hand holding a large patera. Side B features a naked crowned man holding a patera and a wreath. Beneath the handles, a simple palmetto motif completes one of the most iconic objects from the fourth century BC. For similar see: MET Museum Accession Number: 06.1021.238.Size: 100mm x 185mm; Weight: 180gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 350 - 280 BC A Gnathia black-glazed pottery skyphos with a cup-shaped form, and two horizontal handles symmetrically affixed to opposite sides. Side “A” features a captivating grapevine motif, intricately painted with white, red, and yellow pigments. The main scene on this side features a seated man, on a throne embellished with volutes, holding a large patera in his right hand and a circular wreath in his left. Side “B”, in contrast, features a simpler design comprising a horizontal line of grapevines. A skyphos is a distinctive type of ancient Greek drinking vessel, primarily utilised for serving wine. For similar see: The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 22.31. Size: 490mm x 385mm; Weight: 5.07kg Provenance: Private London collection, acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the German art market; E. Hoppe, Frankfurt, 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Ca. 450 - 400 BC A red-figure terracotta skyphos with twin-loop handles, a deep cup, and a low flanged base. Each side features an owl standing between two sprays of olive leaves. This type of skyphos was created for drinking wine, and was initially exported from Athens throughout Magna Graecia. The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 2001.761.5. Size: 150mm x 70mm; Weight: 150g Provenance: Private UK collection, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the Belgian art market; Hugo Lievens, Brussels 1982. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.This piece is accompanied by a historical report from Alessandro Neri, an international Cultural Heritage expert based in Florence, Italy.
Grosser SkyphosApulien, um 400 v. Chr. Gebrannter Ton. Grosser rotfiguriger Skyphos mit Palmetten unter den Henkeln (ein Henkel modern ergänzt). Auf der A-Seite ein geflügelter Eros, auf der B-Seite eine Frau in langem Gewand. H 13,1, D (ohne Henkel) 11,2 cm.- Gebrochen, Fehlstelle ergänzt.
6th century B.C. Comprising: carinated rim fragment from a bowl with reserved siren, panther, rosette and other ornament; bowl base with reserved advancing nude male or satyr on a red field, sgraffito detailing; skyphos rim fragment with part of the handle, reserved egg-and-dart band. Cf. Snyder Schaeffer, J., Ramage, H.N., Greenewalt, C.H. Jr., The Corinthian, Attic and Lakonian Pottery from Sardis, London, 1997, fragments ATT 36 and ATT 73, for similar. 106 grams total, 7.4-13 cm (2 7/8 - 5 1/8 in.). From an early 20th century collection. By descent the property of a UK lady. Ian Wilkinson collection, Nottinghamshire, UK, formed since 1985. Accompanied by a previous handwritten note including provenance.The body of the panther resembles the style of the school of Sophilos, an Attic painter active circa 580-560 B.C. The naked image (a dancing satyr?) recalls the Attic black figure depictions of ithyphallic satyrs, with torso, arms, legs and incision for internal details in white paint, made around 500 B.C. [3, No Reserve]
575-550 B.C. Squat skyphos on a low, pared conical base; two small horizontal handles round in section, short flaring everted rim; painted in dark brown with decoration limited to two window-like areas between the handles; on either side of the bowl two large ducks moving to the right with incision and overpaint clarifying the mass of the bodies, wings indicated with two quick horizontal strokes and a row of pendant arcs or scallops with dots of red and white overpaint for a rich, feathered effect; rosettes filling the space around the ducks. De Puma, Etruscan and Villanovan Pottery: A Catalogue of Italian Ceramics from Midwestern Collections, no. 45. 257 grams, 18 cm wide (7 1/8 in.). In the collection of Mr Ulfert Wilke, founding Director of the University of Iowa Museum of Art. Acquired from Ulfert Wilke on 29 May 1968. From the collection of Dr Howard Sirak, Columbus, Ohio, USA. Ex I.M. Chait Gallery, Los Angeles, USA, 14 December 2020, lot 212. Property of a South Australian private collector, with collection reference 20.34. Accompanied by detailed collector's catalogue pages including description and photograph.The catalogue cites this piece as no. 3.10 from the Wilke Collection and the original sticker is on the base. The catalogue was for the exhibition at the University of Iowa Museum of Art from 17 March to 30 April 1971.
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Ca. 350 BC.An Apulian black-glazed pottery skyphos with a cup-shaped form with two horizontal handles symmetrically affixed to opposite sides. The front face stands out with its captivating grapevine motif, intricately painted with white, red, and yellow pigments. The back side, in contrast, features a simpler design comprising a horizontal line flanked by white dots. A skyphos is a distinctive type of ancient Greek drinking vessel, primarily utilized for serving wine. For similar, please see The Brooklyn Museum, Accession Number 22.31. Size: 120mm x 85mm; Weight: 90g Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
Ca. 350 BC.An Apulian black glazed skyphos featuring a tall body tapering a short foot. The cup is equipped with two horizontal handles on opposing sides, and the lower part of the body is left intentionally unglazed. Below the rim runs a band of chevrons, and the front side is decorated with bands of yellow and red pigments, as well as bands of yellow dots and vine clusters with tendrils. The skyphos, a prevalent drinking vessel in ancient Greece, served as a container for wine and other beverages during social and religious gatherings. For similar see: Christie's Live Auction 12239 Antiquities, Lot. 26. Size: 165mm x 110mm; Weight: 180g Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection.
Five Greek South Italian pottery vessels,Circa 4th Century B.Cincluding a miniature Gnathian Ware skyphos with painted ovolo decoration around the rim; a miniature black glazed kyathos; a red-figure lekanis, the lid decorated with palmettes; a black glazed footed bowl, and a black glazed ‘salt’, (5)The skyphos 5.5cm. diam.; the kyathos 5.5cm. diam. the lekanis 9cm. diam. the bowl, 10.5cm. diam. and the 'salt' 6.5cm. diam. Provenance: Private UK Collection inherited from the vendor's father
A group of three Gnathian ware miniature pottery vessels, c.4th-3rd century BC, South Italian, comprising:a miniature cup, 10.5cm wide,a skyphos, 9cm wide, andanother cup, 11cm wide (3)Provenance: The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton;the two cups acquired by the above from Agora Ancient Art, Vienna, 7 June 1986, the skyphos acquired from The Old Drury Lane, London, 28 June 1983.
A group of four classical pottery antiquities, South Italian, comprising:a Gnathian juglet, c.3rd century,10cm high,a Gnathian skyphos, c.4th century BC,9cm high,an Apulian kantharos, c.4th century BC, painted with red ivy leaves and stems on a black ground,7.6cm high, andan Apulian oinochoe, c.4th century BC,15.5cm high (4)Provenance: The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton;the juglet acquired by the above from Phillips, 25 July 1984, lot 123, the skyphos acquired from Old Drury, Antiquities and Tribal Art, 28 June 1983, and the kantharos acquired from B A Seaby Ltd., 5 March 1986.
A group of six Xenon ware miniature pottery vessels, c.4th century BC, South Italian, comprising: a black-glazed skyphos, 4.5cm high, a trefoil chous, 6.5cm high, a small juglet, 6cm high, a Xenon ware sessile kantharos, 7.5cm wide, a Xenon ware nestoris, 6.5cm high, and a stemless kylix, decorated with a scrolled band, 11cm wide (6) Provenance: The collection of the late Sir Clinton Charles Donald Cory, 5th Baronet of Coryton; all six acquired by the above from Bonhams, 26 April 1994.
Circa 1st millennium B.C. Including skyphos, chalice, amphora and other fragments. 1.1 kg total, 3-15 cm (1 1/8 - 5 7/8 in.). From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent. [22, No Reserve]
A GROUP OF TEN SOUTH ITALIAN BLACK AND RED VESSELS INCLUDING A GNATHIA WARE OINOCHOE (11)7th to 4th Century B.C. The oinochoe with trefoil lip, vine leaf trellis decoration, 17cm high; a single handled kylix, 11.5cm wide and a skyphos, 14.5cm wide; a ribbed olpe 13cm high and bowl, 6.5cm dia.; another olpe with flared rim, 8.5cm high; a red and black glazed olpe with olive leaf motif, 8cm high; and three Attic red figure squat lekythoi (5/4thC B.C), including one with female face decoration, label to the underside 'No. 85 Sicily',10cm high; and an Etruscan Bucchero ware squat vessel,17cm highPROVENANCEProperty from the collection of the art critic, Terence Mullaly.The squat Bucchero ware vessel with a Bluett label to the underside. Condition report: Overall numerous inevitable scuffs, scratches, dents, small chips and marks commensurate with wear, use and age, particularly to edges and exposed areas. Some likely repairs in areas. The oinochoe with a small hole/fissure to the body of the vessel (see extra image). Repaired foot rim to another twin handled vessel - see images.
A large Victorian silver 'skyphos' cup on plinthEdward & John Barnard, London 1867, also engraved THOMAS, 153 NEW BOND ST The two-handled cup modelled on the ancient Roman vessel, the body chased in high relief with berried ivy branches on a matted ground, with capped ox eye handles, gilded interior, on a short pedestal foot, the whole detaches from a polished cylindrical plinth stand, height 36cm, length over handles 30cm, weight 63oz. (2)Footnotes:The form and decoration of this urn is based on a drinking vessel uncovered during an archaeological dig in Pompeii in 1835. During antiquity ivy was thought to be a remedy for headaches as well as a symbol for immortality.For further information on this lot please visit Bonhams.com
Konvolut von 5 antiken Glasobjekten, Sammlungsauflösung (Angaben aus privatem Sammlungskatalog Otto Schäfer, Schweinfurt): Flasche mit halblangem Hals, die Oberfläche wie mit Netzwerk reliefiert, unter versinterten Stellen irisierend, Persien 3.-4. Jh. n. Chr., H 11,5 cm; Parfumverteiler, in gelbbrauner, grober Glasmasse, flacher Fuß, Kugelcorpus wabenförmig reliefiert, langer, sich verjüngender Hals mit dickem Faden, Persien 8.-10. Jh. n. Chr., H 17,5 cm (Corning, Bd. I 1959, S. 108, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf); geschliffener Becher, wohl aus Nishapur (heutiges Iran), mandelförmige Ornamentik, zerbrochen und rest., Persien 9.-10. Jh. n. Chr., H 8,6 cm, D 10 cm; Skyphos, Keramik mit olivgrüner Bleiglasur, modelgeformt, Kleinasien 1. Jh. v. Chr., H 5,8 cm; Kugelflasche "Aryballos", kugelförmige Leibung, rundum mit geschliffenen Ringen verziert, zwei kurze dicke Henkel mit wohl originalen Bronzeringen, Kleinasien 1.-2. Jh. n. Chr., H 11,6 cm, D 10 cm (Corning, Slg Smith Nr. 203, Niessen, Taf. XXXVI 478). Alle Altersspuren. (Die Sammlung wurde über einen Zeitraum von mehreren Jahren in den 1960er Jahren aufgebaut. Die letzten Objekte wurden im Jahr 1967 erworben, Aufzeichnungen des Sammlers liegen vor.)5 antique glass objects, collection dissolution (data from private collection catalogue): Bottle with a half-long neck, the surface as if with a network relief, iridescent under sintered areas, Persia 3rd-4th cent. Century AD, H 11.5 cm; Perfume dispenser, in yellow-brown, coarse glass mass, flat foot, spherical body with honeycomb relief, long, tapering neck with thick thread, Persia 8th-10th AD, H 17.5 cm (Corning, vol. I 1959, p. 108, Kunstmuseum Düsseldorf); Polished cup, probably from Nishapur (today's Iran), almond-shaped ornamentation, broken and restored, Persia 9th-10th c. Century AD, H 8.6 cm, D 10 cm; Skyphos, pottery with olive green lead glaze, mould-formed, Asia Minor 1st cent. B.C., H. 5.8 cm; "Aryballos" spherical bottle, spherical soffit, decorated all around with cut rings, two short thick handles with probably original bronze rings, Asia Minor 1st-2nd c. AD, H 11.6 cm, D 10 cm (Corning, Smith Collection No. 203, Niessen, plate XXXVI 478). All signs of age. (The collection was built up over a period of several years in the 1960s. The last objects were acquired in 1967, records of the collector are available).
Ca. 4th century BC.A group of three pottery Gnathian-ware vessels, exemplifying the characteristic black glaze covering the majority of each item, leaving only a small portion of the lower body near the base unglazed. The first vessel is a mug with a short foot, a bulbous lower body, and a flaring neck. It is adorned with intricate white, yellow, and red painted bands featuring chevrons, lines, and dots, and it includes a small loop handle on the side. The second vessel is a skyphos, a drinking cup with a gracefully tapering body culminating in its ring base. It is decorated with delicate wine tendrils and features two handles placed just below the rim. The third vessel is an oinochoe with a piriform body, tapered neck, and a distinctive trefoil spout. Its design is complemented by a strap handle arching between the rim and the shoulder. Size: 145mm x 140mm; Weight: 440g Provenance: From the private collection of a Kent gentleman; previously in an old British collection, formed before 2000 on the UK /European art markets.
Ca. 5th century BC.A red-figure skyphos, characterised by a base ring supporting a deep cup with two horizontally positioned handles opposite each other. Both sides feature a depiction of an owl facing frontally amid vegetal branches. In Greek mythology, the owl holds significance as a patron of the city of Athens and a sacred bird of the goddess Athena. For a similar example, see The Metropolitan Museum of Art, accession number: 2001.761.5. Item comes with a professional historical report from Ancient Report Specialists. Size: 75mm x 140mm; Weight: 135g Provenance: Property of a London gallery, acquired on a European art market; formerly acquired in Brussels, Belgium. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Ca. 450 BC.A group of three distinctive Attic black-glazed vessels including: a trefoil oinochoe, standing on a ring base and showcasing a body adorned with incised vertical grooves. Its flaring neck, featuring a trefoil spout, is designed for pouring in three directions, complemented by a strap handle at the back; a skyphos, a drinking cup, with a tapered, unglazed foot and two sturdy handles positioned at the rim. Completing the trio is a cup distinguished by vertical grooves encircling its body. Its body tapers down to the base, and the tubular short neck boasts an everted rim, accompanied by a small loop handle.Size: 120/130/135mm x 115/100/180mm; Weight: 685g Provenance: Property of a central London Gallery; formerly in a South English estate collection; acquired in the 1990s from Andre de Munter, Brussels, Belgium; previously in an old European collection. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
Full title: A Greek Attic black figure skyphos, 6th C. b.C.Description:L.: 27,3 cm - H.: 11,5 cm Provenance:- The collection of Mr. and Mrs. S., Ghent, Belgium.- Acquired from Theo Hatopoulos, Athens, on July 15, 1977, and accompanied by the original invoice .Condition reports:Condition reports (unless otherwise specified above):Please contact us on info@rm-auctions.com to request a condition report. Condition reports and high resolution pictures are made available on our website at www.rm-auctions.com. The full list of available condition reports for this sale is available on this link: https://www.rm-auctions.com/en/condition-report/77.
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