Arms & Armour, Antique Firearms, Antiquities
By Scollard Auctions
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Feb 29, 2024
Brea, California, United States
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Auction featuring arms and armour, antique firearms, pre-Columbian antiquities, fossils and minerals, Asian art and much more.
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LOT 159:
Cypriot Polychrome Painted Oinochoe
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Start price:
$
500
Estimated price :
$1,200 - $1,800
Buyer's Premium: 25%
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sales tax: 7.75%
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Cypriot Polychrome Painted Oinochoe
Cypro-Geometric, circa 900-750 BC. Ample bodied pitcher, with thick handle, swollen bulbous belly for libations. Beautifully painted in classic polychrome coloring against cream slip, with gorgeous umber and dark brown concentric banding throughout. Painted with a necklace like decoration to neck, pinched spout for accurate pouring. Size 6 1/2" H x 5 1/2" W
ex-private NY New York, USA collection, ex-New York estate of Dr. Nafis Sadik
Condition: Overall good condition with minor losses to pigment and surface wear commensurate with age.
