5th Century BC
The first a black-figure lekythos with a figure of Mercury wearing characteristic winged boots, speaking to a bearded man, between two draped female figures, 20.5cm high; The second depicting a maenad between two satyrs, 21.5cm high
Estimate: | £1,500 - £2,000 |
Hammer price: | £1,700 |
Provenance:
Acquired Christie's 3 July 1996, Lot 187.
Condition Report:
Dionysus example - with repaired foot and an extensive repair to the body with visible cracks still present, the other is very worn/weathered in places.
Both with wear and chips throughout as expected.