Lot Essay
For the Faustus Painter see p. 146 and pls. 63d-e in McPhee and Trendall, Greek Red-Figured Fish-Plates.
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THE PROPERTY OF A SWISS COLLECTOR
AN APULIAN RED-FIGURED FISH-PLATE
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAUSTUS PAINTER CIRCA 330-310 B.C.
Details
AN APULIAN RED-FIGURED FISH-PLATE
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAUSTUS PAINTER
CIRCA 330-310 B.C.
With two striped bream and a wrasse, each with downturned tails, their mouths open revealing teeth rendered as white dots, lines around the deep central depression, a band of wave along the overhanging rim, on a high cylindrical stem flaring to the foot, details in added white and yellow
8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) diameter; 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
ATTRIBUTED TO THE FAUSTUS PAINTER
CIRCA 330-310 B.C.
With two striped bream and a wrasse, each with downturned tails, their mouths open revealing teeth rendered as white dots, lines around the deep central depression, a band of wave along the overhanging rim, on a high cylindrical stem flaring to the foot, details in added white and yellow
8¼ in. (20.9 cm.) diameter; 2 7/8 in. (7.3 cm.) high
Provenance
with Donati Arte Classica, Lugano, circa 1980.