Apollo Art Auctions

November 2023 Auction  –  5 November 2023

Apollo Art Auctions , November 2023 Auction

Ancient Art & Antiquities

Su, 05.11.2023, from 2:00 PM CET
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Description

RARE GREEK CUT GLASS SKYPHOS

Ca. 100-200 BC
A pale yellow-green in color, cast, lathe-cut and polished, the hemispherical body on an outsplayed ring foot, the ring handles with projecting horizontal upper and curved lower plates designed to be held with the thumb, forefinger and middle finger, the upper surface merging with the vessel rim and framed by vertical wheel-cut grooves. Authenticated by Hebolabo, Belgium, with an EDXRF Test Report. For similar see: The Metropolitan Museum of Art, Accession Number: 17.194.888, and Christie's Live Auction 5488, Antiquities, 7 October 2010, Lot 46.
Size: L:75mm / W:185mm ; 265g
Provenance: Property of a European gentleman living in London; acquired in the UK before 1980. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database.
Estimate: GBP 20000 - 30000

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Price realized 19'000 GBP
Starting price 10'000 GBP
Estimate 20'000 GBP
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