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AN ATTIC WHITE-GROUND LEKYTHOS, ATTRIBUTED TO THE MANNER OF THE SABOUROFF PAINTER, CIRCA 450-440 B.C. | An Attic White-Ground Lekythos, attributed to the manner of the Sabouroff Painter
Estimate
15,000 - 25,000 GBP
bidding is closed
Description
- TERRACOTTA
- Height 32.2 cm.
decorated with a seated woman holding a basket of offerings, and a woman standing with a wreath, cup and fillet suspended.
Provenance
Joseph and Ernest Brummer, Paris and New York, acquired in 1924
Galerie Koller, Zurich, The Ernest Brummer Collection, Part II, October 16th-19th, 1979, no. 708, illus.
Galerie Günter Puhze, Kunst der Antike, Freiburg im Breisgau
acquired from the above by the present owner
Galerie Koller, Zurich, The Ernest Brummer Collection, Part II, October 16th-19th, 1979, no. 708, illus.
Galerie Günter Puhze, Kunst der Antike, Freiburg im Breisgau
acquired from the above by the present owner
Literature
Giorgos G. Kavvadias, Ho zôgraphos tou Sabouroff, Athens, 2000, p. 212, T36
Beazley Archive Pottery Database (BAPD), no. 9843
Beazley Archive Pottery Database (BAPD), no. 9843
Condition
Intact. No areas fluorescing darker than others under UV light. The white ground and the palmette on the shoulder almost entirely missing. Other scattered losses to white ground. Original pigment on figures have long disappeared as is usual on white ground lekythos. Top of the rim appears to be repainted, even though it does not fluoresce and has a shallow chip,
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
"In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective, qualified opinion. Prospective buyers should also refer to any Important Notices regarding this sale, which are printed in the Sale Catalogue.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF BUSINESS PRINTED IN THE SALE CATALOGUE."
Catalogue Note
In the 1979 sale catalogue entry, Ann Birchall compares the present lekythos with the early work of the Sabouroff Painter, and with two cup fragments in particular: British Museum, inv. no. 1952.12-2.13 (Beazley Archive Pottery Database, no. 212193: http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/72CC4495-21B1-46EB-806F-7C0CAA50C580) and Orvieto, Museo Civico, Coll. Faina, no. 173 (Beazley Archive Pottery Database, no. 212240 (http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/2E6C62E7-74A8-405D-B136-608C44D2116D). Giorgos Kavvadias lists it in his catalogue of vases painted in the manner ("technotropia") of the Sabouroff Painter.