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Premier Auction - Session I | November 11, 2022

Fri, Nov 11, 2022 09:00AM EST
Lot 420

Monumental Italian Majolica Amphora and Stand

Estimate: $400 - $600

Bid Increments

Price Bid Increment
$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

circa 1900, earthenware vessel with polychrome decoration of Bacchanalian feast, snake form handles with human mask elements at shoulder, stand in matching design; with stand, 31 x 13 in.

Provenance: Estate of Ben Smith, Newnan, Georgia

Condition

anomalies, crazing, and losses, scattered breaks, cracks, restoration, and retouch throughout, specifically on handles and on body on one side (see blacklight), chipping to edges, hairline to top of base

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