Sale 5488
London, South Kensington
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7 October 2010
Price realised
GBP 812
Estimate
A LUCANIAN RED-FIGURED OWL SKYPHOS ATTRIBUTED TO THE SPANNER GROUP, CIRCA 400 B.C. Each side with owl, head turned to face front, framed by olive branches, on reserved groundline 2¾ in. (7 cm.) high
Provenance
With Charles Ede Ltd., London, 2000. English private collection.
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