Seventeen Greco-Roman Fragmentary Vessels and Oil Lamps
Sale 1273 - Antiquities & Ancient Art: Including Property from the Brummer Collection
Dec 5, 2023
10:00AM CT
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$1,000 -
2,000
Price Realized
$2,016
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Lot Description
Seventeen Greco-Roman Fragmentary Vessels and Oil Lamps
Circa 2000 B.C.-3rd Century A.D.
Height of tallest 7 1/8 inches (18.1 cm).
Property from the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, sold to benefit future acquisitions
Provenance:
A South Italian Gnathian-Ware Skyphos
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Corinne Lawton Melchers (1880-1955), Falmouth, Virginia, prior to 1936.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1936. [Acc. no 36.6.4]Corinne Lawton Melchers (1880-1955), Falmouth, Virginia, prior to 1936.
A Cypriot Terracotta Bowl
Circa 2000 B.C.
Corinne Lawton Melchers (1880-1955), Falmouth, Virginia, prior to 1936.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1936. [Acc. no. 36.6.2]
An Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Footed Dish
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Private Collection, Italy, prior to 1958, thence by descent.
Acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1988. [Acc. no. 88.1]
An Italo-Corinthian Terracotta Footed Bowl
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Private Collection, Italy, prior to 1958, thence by descent.
Acquired by the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1988. [Acc. no. 88.4]
A Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 3rd Century A.D.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.104]
A Holy Land Pottery Pinched Oil Lamp
Circa 1st Century A.D.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.105]
A Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp
Circa 3rd Century A.D.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.106]
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.106]
Three Cypriot or Holy Land White-Ware Neck Amphora Fragments
Hellenistic Period, 325-50 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. nos. 91.107, 91.108, 91.109]
A Cypriot Black-Slip Ware Cup
Late Bronze Age, 1650-1050 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.114]
A Cypriot White-Painted Ware Flask
Iron Age, Cypro-Geometric Period I-II, 1050-850 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.136]
A Cypriot Black-Slip Ware Flask
Middle Bronze Age, 1900-1650 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.141]
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.141]
A Cypriot Redware Bowl
Iron Age, Cypro-Archaic II Period, 600-475 B.C.
The Crawford Foundation, Washington, D.C., prior to 1991.Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. 91.147]
A Sicilian Black-Glazed Askos
Circa 4th Century B.C.
Harmer Rooke Galleries, New York.Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, acquired from the above 6 January 1976.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. NA.1991.192]
An Attic Black‑Figured Lekythos
Circa 6th Century B.C.
Sotheby's Parke-Bernet, New York, 27 April 1976, Lot 95.
Frank Raysor (1943-2022), New York, 1976-1991.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1991. [Acc. no. NA.1991.210]
A Roman Terracotta Lamp
Circa 1st Century A.D.
Judge John Thomas, prior to 1986.
Gifted to the Virginia Museum of Fine Arts, Richmond, Virginia, 1986. [Acc. no. 86.70]
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