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Property from the Estate of a New York Private Collector

A Campanian Red-figured Amphora, attributed to the Laon Painter, circa 340-330 B.C.

Auction Closed

December 5, 03:41 PM GMT

Estimate

6,000 - 9,000 GBP

Lot Details

Description

painted on one side with Hermes in standing in exaggerated contrapposto, holding his kerukeion and wearing boots with a chlamys pinned by a brooch, a petasos hanging from his shoulders and boots, and on the other side with a standing draped youth facing left, a female head in profile on both sides of the neck.

Height 39.5 cm.

English private collection, acquired by the 1950s

French art market (Christie’s, New York, December 9th, 2008, no. 102, illus.)

acquired by the present owner at the above sale