Lot 23
- 23
An Attic Black-figured Band Cup, circa 540-530 B.C.
Estimate
6,000 - 9,000 USD
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Description
- An Attic Black-figured Band Cup
- Glazed terracotta
- Diameter at rim 8 7/8 in. 22.54 cm.
each side painted with a scene depicting the training of runners, two youths flanking a man riding a horse, pseudo-inscriptions in the field, palmettes flanking the handles, details in added white, a dotted circle in the reserved tondo.
Provenance
Robert Feuer, Woodmere, New York, acquired in the 1970s
Condition
Repaired from three large and many smaller fragments, areas of restoration and in-paintings along some of the joins, very few and very minor losses along some of the joins, especially in one handle zone. A chip to the interior of the rim. Losses to black glaze on the handles and losses to added white. The foot reattached, and the top edge of the foot chipped in one place.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
In response to your inquiry, we are pleased to provide you with a general report of the condition of the property described above. Since we are not professional conservators or restorers, we urge you to consult with a restorer or conservator of your choice who will be better able to provide a detailed, professional report. Prospective buyers should inspect each lot to satisfy themselves as to condition and must understand that any statement made by Sotheby's is merely a subjective qualified opinion.
NOTWITHSTANDING THIS REPORT OR ANY DISCUSSIONS CONCERNING CONDITION OF A LOT, ALL LOTS ARE OFFERED AND SOLD "AS IS" IN ACCORDANCE WITH THE CONDITIONS OF SALE PRINTED IN THE CATALOGUE.
Catalogue Note
Seven other cups by the same painter are known (see Pieter Heesen, Athenian Little-Master Cups, Amsterdam, 2011, p. 250, note 1478), the first six almost identical to the present one in depicting the quieter moment before the training: Christie's, New York, June 10th, 2010, no. 74 (formerly Galerie Arete, Zurich, Liste 9, 1972, p. 8-9b, Myers & Adams, New York, 1974, no. 104, and Sotheby's, New York, December 6th, 2006, no. 28), Galerie Günter Puhze, Kunst der Antike, Katalog 9, Freiburg im Breisgau, no. 193 (formerly Charles Ede, Ltd., December 1972, no. 7), Charles Ede, Ltd., London, April 1972, no. 25, Museo Diocesani di Trani, inv. nos 4713 L and 4714 L (M. Catucci, Ceramica greca e italiota della collezione Lillo-Rapisardi nel Museo Diocesano di Trani, Bari, 2003, pls. VIII and IX), Sotheby's, New York, November 21st-22nd, 1985, no. 249, and Sotheby's, New York, June 6th, 2006, no. 5 (with Herakles and lion).