Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Ancient Sculpture and Works of Art Part II
Another Property
A Cypriot Bichrome Jar, Cypro-Archaic I, circa 750-600 B.C.
Lot Closed
December 7, 10:08 AM GMT
Estimate
4,000 - 6,000 GBP
Lot Details
Description
Another Property
A Cypriot Bichrome Jar
Cypro-Archaic I, circa 750-600 B.C.
with small, circular foot and wide, ovoid body, one handle on each side, the neck broadening slightly toward the rim, the body and neck painted with bands in red and black, and concentric circles of two sizes in black, the handles painted in black with extensions of paint on the sides of the body.
Height 59 cm.
This lot should have a W symbol in the catalogue. Lots marked "W" will be sent to Greenford Park Warehouse immediately after the auction.
Einar Gjerstad (1897-1988), Sweden
Swedish private collection
Max Willborg (1933-2001), Stockholm
Swedish private collection, acquired from the above in the 1970s
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2021
Swedish private collection
Max Willborg (1933-2001), Stockholm
Swedish private collection, acquired from the above in the 1970s
acquired by the present owner from the above in 2021
Bichrome Cypro-Archaic vases are more common in a rounded amphora shape, such as an example in the Metropolitan Museum of Art (acc. no. 74.51.727), than in the wider ovoid shape of this jar. However, see Christie’s, New York, April 23rd, 2013, A Palladian Villa by Michael S Smith, no. 357, illus. and Bonhams, London, July 23rd, 2020, no. 5, illus., for similar. The painted pattern, including extensions to the black paint below the handles, is characteristic of the period.