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AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR
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This lot is offered without reserve. This lot has… Read more PROPERTY FROM THE SCHWITTER-LAGUTT COLLECTION, BASELFridolin Schwitter-Lagutt was the founder of Schwitter AG (Clichéanstalt) in Basel, a printer specialised in fine art books, posters and scientific illustrations, which he grew to international success. He shared a deep passion for art with his wife Halina, and together they started collecting in a wide variety of fields, such as Antiquities, Asian and Pre-Columbian art. Through their work they became close friends with a number of prominent Swiss, Austrian and German artists of the time including Oskar Kokoschka, Walter Kurt Wiemken and painter and archaeologist Fritz Pümpin.
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR

LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.

Details
AN EGYPTIAN ALABASTER JAR
LATE PERIOD, CIRCA 664-332 B.C.
5 1⁄2 in. (14 cm.) high
Provenance
with Donati Arte Classica, Lugano.
Fridolin (1903-1969) and Halina (1907-1989) Schwitter-Lagutt Collection, Basel, acquired from the above in 1965.
Exhibited
On loan to the Antikenmuseum, Basel, 1971-2022.
Special notice
This lot is offered without reserve. This lot has been imported from outside of the UK for sale and placed under the Temporary Admission regime. Import VAT is payable at 5% on the hammer price. VAT at 20% will be added to the buyer’s premium but will not be shown separately on our invoice.

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