Vases - Classical antiquity - Sold antiquities
Archive of sold antiquities
All artefacts sold in our gallery are fully documented in our online archive and database. Being a specialist ancient art dealer, preserving also the more recent history of each and every piece sold in our shop is at our heart. That is particularly useful for artefacts that changed owners in the meantime. Information that may have been lost in the process can be easily restored from our archives. Please do not hesitate to contact us if you need further information about ancient items that have been sold in our gallery. We can help you with reconstructing the history of ownership for those items. All information about our customers will be kept confidential, of course.-
Black-figure Athenian shoulder Lekythos
Impressive vase with high-quality painting, showing a king between hoplite warriors and youths. From old German collection, acquired in the early 1970s.
Price: on requestClay amphoriskos on marble baseFrom the German private collection Dr. Dietrich, acquired 1962 from the collection of Prof. Dr Jochen Bleicken, University of Goettingen.
Price: on requestRed-figure Apulian lekythosVery good condition, intact and not restored. From an old German private collection, acquired before 1982.
Price: on requestRed figure Oinochoe with lid - rareOverall great condition for a vessel of this size and fragility, worth the exhibition in a museum. Ex German private collection, acquired at Schloss Ricklingen May 1979 auction, Germany.
Price: on requestLarge etrusco-corinthian Olpe with animalsImpressive, extremely well preserved piece showing various animals. Ex Mara Scotoni-Coppetti collection, acquired 1971 at S.A.D.A. Volterra's Gallery, Florence.
Price: on requestRed-figure Athenian shoulder LekythosThe finely crafted decoration showing a maenad is in excellent condition, with only minor wear. An impressive miniature piece of art. In Swiss private collections since the 1960s.
Price: on requestLarge Etruscan amphora painted in redProfessionally restored by experts from the Archaeological Institute of the University of Zurich in 1974. From an old Swiss collection. Decoration possibly showing stylized fishes.
Price: on requestCampanian bail amphora with warriorThe original white painting of shield and leg protection is perfectly preserved. From an old German collection.
Price: on requestLarge black-figure athenian skyphos with parallel in a museumVery impressive, cicely preserved large vase. Painted with women dancing between sphinxes. An almost identical piece is on exhibition at the Musee National Rodin in Paris.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserved large lekythos with TL certificateBody perfectly preserved, including the elaborate original painting. 25 cm high, very impressive vase.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserve neck amphora with TL certificatePaestan or Campanian. The scientifically confirmed age is 2460 years. Rare in this condition.
Price: on requestRed figure Oinochoe with rare Satyr sceneOverall great impression with excellently preserved decoration.
Price: on requestImpressive Apulian bell krater with TL certificateImpressive vase showing a young man and a sitting woman, possibly from the workshop of the Truro Painter.
Price: on requestWonderful Apulian kantharos with very rare sceneThe vase shows the fight of Herakles against a centaur, and on the other side a sitting woman with a satyr. Very delicate object, painting of exquisite workmanship for an apulian vase.
Price: on requestGreek bull askos from SicilyA find from the Greek settlement of Gela in Sicily. Great example of local pottery production in the 5th century BC. The askos offered here was extensively researched and described by Prof. Dr. Isler from the University of Zurich.
Price: on requestDaunian bird askosItalic pottery in the subgeometric style. Made around 500 BC in Apulia. An attractive vessel due to the beautiful painting and the bird shape.
Price: on requestLarge perfectly preserved Campanian LekythosVery rare in such condition. From the German generation collection Eichelmann-Hartmann. Prof. Hartmann (1862-1946), the founder of the collection, acquired the lamp during his study travels to Italy.
Price: on requestBlack figure Athenian Lekythos of Haimon painterChariot with horses and human figures. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
Price: on requestEtrusco-Corinthian bail amphora from TarquiniaVery well preserved with intense red colors. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
Price: on requestLarge perfectly preserved Magna Graecia LekythosVery rare in such condition. From the German generation collection Eichelmann-Hartmann. Prof. Hartmann (1862-1946), the founder of the collection, acquired the lamp during his study travels to Italy.
Price: on requestBlack-figure Athenian amphora with TL analysisShowing Athena killing a Giant. Excellent condition, vivid original colors. From an old German collection, acquired in the 1960s.
Price: on requestBlack figure Athenian cup with panthersVery nice decoration with dark red painting. Delicate piece of ancient art from an old German private collection. Acquired 1976- 78 at a London art gallery.
Price: on requestRichly decorated Gnathia ware oinochoe from Prof. Fremersdorf collectionExtraordinary condition, painting excellently preserved, vivid colors. From the collection of the archeologist Prof. Fremersdorf, director of the Romano-Germanic Museum in Cologne between 1923 and 1959.
Price: on requestAthenian Lekythos with band of raysFrom an old German private collection. Acquired 1976 - 1978 at a London art gallery, presumably Davies Antiques.
Price: on requestVessel of the Nazca cultureMagnificent pottery of the Nazca with polychrome paint. It shows two condors. This piece comes with a copy of a TL report from 1984.
Price: on requestEtruscan Oinochoe from "Phantom Group" - Found in TarquiniaA vase from the same group is on exhibition in the Metropolitan Museum of Arts in NYC. Very good condition. From an old German collection, acquired in the late 1950s.
Price: on requestBlack figure Athenian Lekythos - Chariot with horsesThe human figures possibly represent amazons. Perfectly preserved piece of ancient art from an old German private collection. Acquired ca. 1976 at Davies Antiques Gallery, London.
Price: on requestMessapian column kraterExcellently preserved for a vessel of this size. From the collection of Alvin M. Cohen, artist and Washington Post Art Director.
Price: on requestVery large etrusco-corinthian Olpe with animals - ex Galleria Fallani in RomeShowing swans, lions and panthers. Very rare in this size. Ex collection Ulfert Wilke, founder of Iowa Art Museum.
Price: on requestNicely preserved black glaze HydriaVery high quality, excellently preserved for a vase of this size. From the German generation collection Eichelmann-Hartmann. Prof. Hartmann (1862-1946), the founder of the collection, acquired the lamp during his study travels to Italy.
Price: on requestVery large red figure neck amphora with thermoluminescence analysisAbsolutely exceptional condition for a vase of this size (46cm), worth the exhibition in a museum. Original painting mainly preserved. From an old German collection, acquired prior to 1983 from the antiquities dealer Helmut Liebert, Krefeld, Germany.
Price: on requestCampanian red figure Hydria with thermoluminescence analysisFrom the workshop of the Branicki painter, 330 - 320 BC, Cumae. Impressive large vase in very nice condition.
Price: on requestPerfectly preserved red figure amphora with SatyrCampanian, 2nd half 4th century BC. From the German generation collection Eichelmann-Hartmann. Prof. Hartmann (1862-1946), the founder of the collection, acquired the amphora during his study travels to Italy.
Price: on requestAthenian black figure neck amphora - Departing warriorThe hoplite is bidding farewell to his mother, a touching scene showing the humans behind all military symbolics. From the collection of Prof. Dahn, acquired at Spink & Sons (London) in 1953.
Price: on requestLarge Apulian Pelike with thermoluminescence analysisDelicate piece of art, from an old German private collection. Acquired in the early 1980s in a Cologne art gallery.
Price: on requestGreatly preserved Apulian bell kraterLarge vase in great condition. Used for watering down wine in Ancient Greece. From old German collection.
Price: on request