Sale 6344
| Chicago
| Chicago
Estimate$2,000 – $3,000
Provenance:
Kofler-Truniger Collection, Luzern, Switzerland.
Christie's, London, Ancient Glass Formerly the Kofler-Truniger Collection, 5-6 March 1985, Lot 201.
Private Collection, Switzerland.
Christie's, New York, Antiquities, 31 October 2018, Lot 90.
Published:
M. Kunz, (ed.), 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, Kunstmuseum Luzern, 1981, no. 397.
G. Rossi-Osmida, Aphrodite's scents: profumi e cosmesi nel mondo antico, Foundation Oriele Sotgia di Ghilarza, Palazzo Gaddi, 1986.
Archeo: Attualità del Passato, December 1989, no. 58.
Exhibited:
Switzerland, Luzern, Kunstmuseum Luzern, 3000 Jahre Glaskunst: von der Antike bis zum Jugendstil, 19 July-13 September 1981.
Italy, Rome, Foundation Oriele Sotgia di Ghilarza, Palazzo Gaddi, Aphrodite's scents: profumi e cosmesi nel mondo antico, 21 December 1986-20 February 1987.
Inspected under U light and 10x loupe. Primarily intact with minor repairs including 3/4 of handle of white applicator reattached. Significant scratches and wear typical of age. Overall in fine and stable condition. See additional images.
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