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Single Owner Auction - Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr.

Fri, Nov 20, 2020 09:00AM EST
Lot 167

Etrusco-Corinthian Style Black Figure Krater

Estimate: $5,000 - $7,000

Bid Increments

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$0 $25
$100 $50
$1,000 $100
$2,000 $200
$3,000 $250
$5,000 $500
$10,000 $1,000
$20,000 $2,000
$50,000 $5,000
$100,000 $10,000
probably late 19th century, terracotta column krater tapering to a flared foot, with two handles supporting handle plates projecting from a broad rim, decorated in black figure painting with faint remnants of red and incised line work, a chain of palmettes decorates the shoulder, with four animal and figural narrative friezes below, including a hunt scene on horseback, lions, panthers, antelope, boar, and birds, with secondary motifs of rosettes and date palms, 15 x 17-1/2 x 16 in. - Provenance: Estate of Paul W. Doll, Jr., Lake Toxaway, North Carolina

Condition

several old repaired breaks throughout with commensurate decoration loss to lower friezes, scattered areas of flaking, a fragile but seemingly stable form
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