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An Attic Red-Figured Bell Krater, the obverse attributed to the Plainer Group, the reverse attributed to the Painter of Athens 12255, circa 400-380 B.C.
Estimate
10,000 - 15,000 USD
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Description
- An Attic Red-Figured Bell Krater, the obverse attributed to the Plainer Group, the reverse attributed to the Painter of Athens 12255
- terracotta
- Height 12 3/8 in. 31.4 cm.
painted with Dionysos seated on his cloak holding a thyrsos, and looking back at a satyr dancing towards him in an ecstatic pose and holding an ivy wreath, a maenad and a satyr on the god’s left, three conversing draped youths on the reverse, two holding strigils, the third an aryballos, another aryballos suspended above, the details in added white, yellow, and brown wash.
Provenance
Nostell Priory, Yorkshire, acquired in 1819 (Christie’s, London, Greek and Etruscan Vases from Nostell Priory, April 30th, 1975, no. 55, illus.)
Long Island Private Collection (Sotheby’s, New York, June 12th, 1993, no. 119, illus.)
Japanese Private Collection
Long Island Private Collection (Sotheby’s, New York, June 12th, 1993, no. 119, illus.)
Japanese Private Collection
Literature
Abbé H. Campbell, no. 27 or 28
J.D. Beazley, Attic Red-figure Vase-painters, Oxford, 1963, p. 1435
Beazley Archive Pottery Database, no. 218048, illus.
J.D. Beazley, Attic Red-figure Vase-painters, Oxford, 1963, p. 1435
Beazley Archive Pottery Database, no. 218048, illus.
Condition
Excellent and intact, a few very minor chips on the inside edge of the foot.
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NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE 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.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Attributed by J.D. Beazley to the Plainer Group and the Painter of Athens 12255.