ID 888474
Lot 185 | AN ETRUSCAN BRONZE OINOCHOE
Estimate value
$ 5 000 – 7 000
CIRCA 4TH-3RD CENTURY B.C.
5 1/4 in. (13.3 cm.) high
Provenance
Eric de Kolb (1916-2001), New York, acquired by 1967.
Henri E. Smeets, Weert, The Netherlands, acquired by 1975.
The Smeets Collection of Antiquities, Sotheby's, London, 7 November 1977, lot 169.
with K.J. Hewett (1919-1994), London.
Agatha (1924-2015) and Charles (d. 2003) Sadler, U.K., acquired from the above.
The Sadler Collection, Sotheby's, London, 31 October 2003, lot 43.
with Royal-Athena Galleries, New York, acquired from the above (Art of the Ancient World, vol. XX, 2009, no. 44; vol. XXX, 2019, no. 24).
Literature
D.G. Mitten and S.F. Doeringer, Master Bronzes from the Classical World, Mainz, 1967, p. 221, no. 224.
E. Godet, et al., A Private Collection: A Catalogue of The Henri Smeets Collection, Weert, 1975, no. 213.
Exhibited
Cambridge, The Fogg Art Museum; City Art Museum of Saint Louis; The Los Angeles County Museum of Art, Master Bronzes from the Classical World, 4 December 1967-30 June 1968.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Etruscan civilization |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Category: | Carafes, Decanters, Jugs, Pitchers |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Metalwork |
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| Medium: | Bronze |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Historical era: | Etruscan civilization |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Category: | Carafes, Decanters, Jugs, Pitchers |
| Auction house category: | Ancient Art & Antiquities |
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