11 août 2017
Attic red-figure bell krater, 4th Century BC
Attic red-figure bell krater. Four nude maenads and a satyr cavort around a laver in their midst, in which a nude, winged Eros alights. Rev: Three draped youths. 4th Century BC. H. 15 3/8 in. (39 cm). $47,500 © Royal-Athena Galleries.
Provenance: Ex Belgium private collection, acquired in the 1980s; Munich art market, April 2008.
Royal-Athena Galleries. 14 Old Bond Street, London W1S 4PP, United Kingdom
11 août 2017
Attic red-figure column krater by the Agrigento Painter, Ca. 460-450 BC
Attic red-figure column krater by the Agrigento Painter. Three youths with wreaths at a komos (procession after a carousal). The first carries a lyre (barbiton) and turns towards his singing companions. The central figure holds a staff, the last one holds an amphora and swings a torch. Rev: Three draped youths. Ca. 460-450 BC. H. 14 1/2 in. (36.7 cm). $62,500 © Royal-Athena Galleries.
Provenance: Ex C. R. collection, Nordrhein-Westfahlen, Germany.
Literature: For the painter see CVA, München 2, 14f. pls. 70-72
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Attic red-figure column krater by the Meleager Painter, Earlier 4th Century BC
Attic red-figure column krater by the Meleager Painter. Two nude warriors armed with shields, helmets and spears, battle a cloaked man riding a rearing horse, turning and lunging at the bearded soldier with a spear, a figure further to the left also. Reverse: three draped youths. Earlier 4th Century BC. H. 13 3/8 in. (34 cm). $65,000 © Royal-Athena Galleries.
Provenance: Ex Ulla Lindner, Munich, 1960s; Dr. J. Bohler, Munich; German private collection; Christie’s New York, December 7, 2007, no. 1
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Attic red-figure column krater by the Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy, Ca. 470-460 BC
Attic red-figure column krater by the Painter of the Louvre Centauromachy. Dionysos with a kantharos and a thyrsos looks at a satyr stomping grapes in a wine skin on a footstool at left. From the right another satyr with a big sack full of grapes approaches. Rev: 3 draped youths. Ca. 470-460 BC. H. 13 18 in. (33.4 cm.); Diam. 11 1/8 in. (28.4 cm.); W. 13 1/2 in. (34.3 cm). $65,000 © Royal-Athena Galleries.
Provenance: Ex D.O. collection, South Germany.
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Portrait of Ptolemaic ruler, probably Ptolemy III Euergetes, Western Europe, Roman Empire, ca. 3rd quarter of the 3rd century B
Portrait of Ptolemaic ruler - probably Ptolemy III Euergetes, Western Europe, Roman Empire, ca. 3rd quarter of the 3rd century B.C., Marble with remains of stucco and red pigment on eyes and lips, H: 11,50 cm © Axel Vervoordt NV
Provenance: Private collection Maximilian Graf (Wuppertal, 1892 - Berlin, 1959), Berlin-Schmargendorf, acquired in the 1930s or earlier;By descent to the present owners.
Axel Vervoordt NV. Kanaal, Stokerijstraat, 15-19, 2110 Wijnegem, Belgium. T +32 (0)3 355 33 00... [Lire la suite]11 août 2017
Fragment of a high relief with a male bust, South Arabia, 3rd - 1st century B.C.
Fragment of a high relief with a male bust, South Arabia, 3rd - 1st century B.C., Alabaster, H: 23 cm © Axel Vervoordt NV
Provenance: Private collection, Belgium, before 1990;Collection Asfar Brothers, Beirut, 1970s.
Axel Vervoordt NV. Kanaal, Stokerijstraat, 15-19, 2110 Wijnegem, Belgium. T +32 (0)3 355 33 00 - F +32 (0)3 355 33 01 - www.axel-vervoordt.com - info@axel-vervoordt.com11 août 2017
Head of Eros, Western Europe, Roman Empire, 1st century B.C.- 1st century A.D.
Head of Eros, Western Europe, Roman Empire, 1st century B.C.- 1st century A.D., White marble, Height: 23,5 cm © Axel Vervoordt NV
Provenance: Collection Guérin, Paris, ca. 2000 ;Private collection René Withofs, Brussels, ca. 1970-1780.
Axel Vervoordt NV. Kanaal, Stokerijstraat, 15-19, 2110 Wijnegem, Belgium. T +32 (0)3 355 33 00 - F +32 (0)3 355 33 01 - www.axel-vervoordt.com - info@axel-vervoordt.com11 août 2017
Isaac van Duynen, A sturgeon, haddock, a herring, a turbot, a lobster, salmon steaks, mussels, oysters and plaice on a stone...
Isaac van Duynen (Dordrecht 1628 - The Hague 1678/1681), A sturgeon, haddock, a herring, a turbot, a lobster, salmon steaks, mussels, oysters and plaice on a stone giving table. Oil on Canvas, 102.8 x 129.7 cm; Signed lower right: Ivan duijnen © David Koetser Gallery.
Provenance: Sale Christie’s Amsterdam, 9 May 2000, lot 149, reproduced;Private Collection, The Netherlands.
Exhibition: Johnny van Haeften Gallery, London, 1989, no. 12.
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Jan Fris (Amsterdam 1627 - 1672), Still Life with an earthenware Jug, a deck of cards and smoking paraphernalia
Jan Fris (Amsterdam 1627 - 1672), Still Life with an earthenware Jug, a deck of cards and smoking paraphernalia. Oil on Panel, 38.1 x 29.4 cm. © David Koetser Gallery.
Provenance: J. Danser Nijman, Amsterdam;Macalester Loup, The Hague;Henry Philip Hope (1774-1839), London;Thence by descent to his nephew Henry Thomas Hope (1808-1862);By whom bequeathed to his widow, Anne Adèle Bichat;By whom bequeathed to her grandson, Henry Francis Hope Pelham-Clinton-Hope (1866-1941), 8th Duke of Newcastle-under-Lyne, in 1884;With Asher... [Lire la suite]11 août 2017
Francesco Zucchi (Florence 1562 - Rome 1622), Four Anthropomorphic Figures: An Allegory of the Four Seasons
Francesco Zucchi (Florence 1562 - Rome 1622), Four Anthropomorphic Figures: An Allegory of the Four Seasons. All four painted; Oil on Canvas, 98 x 73cm. © David Koetser Gallery.
Provenance: Collection Marquis of Salamanca.
David Koetser Gallery, Talstrasse 37, CH-8001 Zurich, Switzerland