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AN ATTIC BLACK-FIGURED NECK AMPHORA, ATTRIBUTED TO THE WORKSHOP OF THE ANTIMENES PAINTER, CIRCA 510 B.C. | An Attic Black-figured Neck Amphora, attributed to the Workshop of the Antimenes Painter
估價
50,000 - 80,000 GBP
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描述
- terracotta
- Height 39 cm.
painted in front with Ajax carrying the body of Achilles between a seated man and a standing woman, Ajax's shield emblazoned with a striding lion looking back, Achilles' with a satyr's mask in relief, and on the reverse with a young warrior departing on horseback between a woman and a youth; the details in added red and white, a graffito under the foot.
來源
Bernard Bottet (1900-1971) and his son Bertrand Bottet (1924-1994), Nice and Quinson, France, aquired prior to 1960
Hélène Bottet (Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, Enchères Rive Gauche, Objets de hasard, March 26th, 2012, no. 41, illus.
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
Hélène Bottet (Drouot-Richelieu, Paris, Enchères Rive Gauche, Objets de hasard, March 26th, 2012, no. 41, illus.
acquired by the present owner at the above sale
出版
Galerie Chenel, Paris, Animal, 2012, pp. 36-37, illus.
Condition
Intact. Losses to white. Area of craquelure on black glaze over the backs of the two warriors, over the top part of the shield and on the head and should of woman standing on the right. Very minor nicks, scratches and abrasion through glaze. Outside of rim slightly chipped in three places, one of which was painted black to match the glaze on the side of the rim. Graffito on the foot composed of four vertical strokes and a mushroom-shaped symbol.
"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."
拍品資料及來源
For another example of the same Homeric scene attributed to the same hand see F. Brommer, Corpus Vasorum Antiquorum: Adolphseck, Schloss Fasanerie, vol. 1, 1956, pls. 6.2 and 8.2 (http://www.beazley.ox.ac.uk/record/86918C58-40CA-467D-A7E7-39EF6C72E22E).
An "amphore du VI av. J-C à figures noires. Très belle et rare, intacte." is mentioned on p. 61 of Bernard Bottet's handwritten inventory of his stock, which he compiled before 1960. A later note in red ink above specifies "attique, vers 525 av. J-C." Pasted into the entry is a cutout from a French art publication describing a different Attic black-figured amphora from the present one; a note next to the cutout mentions a price of 980 pounds paid for this vase at Sotheby's, London, October 18th, 1949, probably a price reference for the present amphora valued at 250 French Francs.
An "amphore du VI av. J-C à figures noires. Très belle et rare, intacte." is mentioned on p. 61 of Bernard Bottet's handwritten inventory of his stock, which he compiled before 1960. A later note in red ink above specifies "attique, vers 525 av. J-C." Pasted into the entry is a cutout from a French art publication describing a different Attic black-figured amphora from the present one; a note next to the cutout mentions a price of 980 pounds paid for this vase at Sotheby's, London, October 18th, 1949, probably a price reference for the present amphora valued at 250 French Francs.