ID 795479
Lot 97 | TWO GREEK TERRACOTTA FRAGMENTARY MALE FIGURES
Estimate value
£ 1 000 – 1 500
TARENTINE, CIRCA 4TH CENTURY B.C.
8 in. (20.5 cm.) high. max.
Provenance
with Donati Arte Classica, Lugano.
Fridolin (1903-1969) and Halina (1907-1989) Schwitter-Lagutt Collection, Basel, acquired from the above in 1958.
Literature
H. Herdejürgen, 'Tarentinische Terrakotten der Sammlung Schwitter,' in Antike Kunst 16, 1973, pp. 104, 106, nos 93, and 97, pl. 22.
Exhibited
On loan to the Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1971-2022.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve.
This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Applied technique: | Pottery |
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| Medium: | Ceramic |
| Art style: | Ancient Art |
| Place of origin: | Italy, Europe |
| Auction house category: | All other types of objects, Ancient Art & Antiquities |
| Address of auction |
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