Antiquities and Ancient Art: A Study

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Lot 120

An Attic Red-Figured Skyphos Fragment with a Dog

Lot 120

An Attic Red-Figured Skyphos Fragment with a Dog

Status:

Closed

Estimate: $1,000 - $2,000

Estimate$1,000 – $2,000

Status

Closed

An Attic Red-Figured Skyphos Fragment with a Dog

Attributed to the Circle of Brygos Painter, Circa 480 B.C.

Height 3 1/8 inches (8.1 cm).

Property from an Important Midwestern Scholar

Provenance:

Robert Sharrer, New York.

Acquired by the present owner from the above in 1998.

Note:

This fragment was attributed to the Circle of Brygos Painter by Oxford Scholar, Dr. Robert Guy (1949-2020).

Intact. Inspected under 10x loupe, UV light, and acetone test; fragment did not fluoresce under UV light and acetone did not lift paint. Edges to proper right and left sides are clean and even; top and bottom are uneven. Minor loss/chip to top edge and bottom near the border, not affecting the overall stability. Overall surface wear with abrasions or scratches, chips, or paint loss. Elements of the figure (dog) are preserved. Height with stand 4.3 inches (11 cm). Original purchase receipt available upon winning bid.

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Mr. Coley joined the Antiquities department in 2021 after working as Managing Director in the Ancient Art department at Colnaghi, the world’s oldest commercial art gallery, where he helped to establish the Ancient Art department and launched Colnaghi New York in 2017. Prior to Colnaghi, Mr. Coley was in the Greek and Roman Art department at the Metropolitan Museum of Art. Mr. Coley holds a B.A. from the University of Miami and an M.A. in Art Market from the Fashion Institute of Technology, and he earned an art-appraisal certificate from New York University.

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Antiquities and Ancient Art: A Study

An Attic Red-Figured Skyphos Fragment with a Dog

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