Lot 1812 - S19 Dr Sylvia Legrain Collection - Wednesday, 20. September 2023, 10.00 AM
RARE MODEL OF A SACRED BARQUE WITH RAMS HEADS
Etruscan, ca. 600-550 B.C.
Terracotta with red and white engobe. The ends of the ship with ram heads painted in light colors.
L 45 cm.
In two parts, repaired. Retouches and few Losses and chips.
Provenance:
- Summa Galleries Inc, Beverly Hills, probably acquired in the late 1970s.
- Collection W. Rosenbaum, Ascona, late 1970s (together with Galleria Serodine).
- Galleria Serodine, Ascona, before 2016.
- Swiss art trade.
Cf. Robert Hess, Raccolta R.H. from a private antique collection Basel/ Stuttgart, 1963, No. 26. A very similar boat with ram heads is in the J. Paul Getty Museum (inventory No. 80.AE.129).
CHF 5 000 / 8 000 | (€ 5 150 / 8 250)
Sold for CHF 17 500 (including buyer’s premium)
All information is subject to change.