Lot 5521 - ibid138 Dr Sylvia Legrain Collection - online only - Tuesday, 26. September 2023, 02.00 PM
SPHERICAL PYXIS
Apulia, 4th century B.C.
Red-figure terracotta. The lid with a depiction of a seated bride with a fan, opposite a youth with a bridal gift in the form of a casket. The bowl features a seated youth with a rectangular gift as well as a fan. Decorated with palmettes and meanders. The saucer glued onto plexiglass.
H 29 cm, D 22 cm.
Provenance:
- Rosenbaum Collection, Ascona (according to Galleria Serodine).
- Sello Collection, Selduno (according to Galleria Serodine).
- Galleria Serodine Ascona, ca. 2009.
A letter from Professor Schauenburg (Kiel) of 30 November 2009 attributes the spherical pyxis on offer to the workshop of the White Saccos Painter.
- Rosenbaum Collection, Ascona (according to Galleria Serodine).
- Sello Collection, Selduno (according to Galleria Serodine).
- Galleria Serodine Ascona, ca. 2009.
A letter from Professor Schauenburg (Kiel) of 30 November 2009 attributes the spherical pyxis on offer to the workshop of the White Saccos Painter.
CHF 2 000 / 3 000 | (€ 2 060 / 3 090)
Sold for CHF 1 875 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.