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Ca. 340 - 320 BC.
An Apulian red figure bell Krater depicting a swan, close in the style of the Painter of Truro Pelike and the Haifa Painter. Side A depicts a woman dressed holding a large Patera in her left hand and a Thyrsos in her right. On side B a swan is depicted to be facing to the left, rendered in a naturalistic manner with diluted paint and touches of yellow, accompanied by a typical Palmetta below each handle. A decorative line with waves is added under the main scene with a 'zig-zag' decoration beneath the neck of the vase. For similar see, Christie’s live auction 5952 antiquities lot. 16.
Size: 245mm x 245mm; Weight: 1.26kg
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Ex. Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
An Apulian red figure bell Krater depicting a swan, close in the style of the Painter of Truro Pelike and the Haifa Painter. Side A depicts a woman dressed holding a large Patera in her left hand and a Thyrsos in her right. On side B a swan is depicted to be facing to the left, rendered in a naturalistic manner with diluted paint and touches of yellow, accompanied by a typical Palmetta below each handle. A decorative line with waves is added under the main scene with a 'zig-zag' decoration beneath the neck of the vase. For similar see, Christie’s live auction 5952 antiquities lot. 16.
Size: 245mm x 245mm; Weight: 1.26kg
Provenance: Property of a central London gallery, previously acquired on the Dutch art market; Ex. Frederik Van Driel, Maastricht 1993. This item has been cleared against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.
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RARE GREEK APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER WITH SWAN
Estimate £6,000 - £9,000
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