White-background lekythos decorated with two bands of three - Lot 310

White-background lekythos decorated with two bands of three palmettes, framed by a frieze of alternating dots and meander. On the shoulder, two bands of tongues. Orange terracotta with black glaze. Wear, bumps to lip and foot and handle reattached. Label lecythus greeto. Mr. Quirlto sale 1775". Greece, Attic, mid-5th century B.C. Height: 20 cm Diameter: 6.6 cm . Provenance : - Former Paris Private Collection of Victor Emile Gabriel CHEVALLIER (1889-1969) and his wife Marguerite Jeanne VEREL (1887-1962) - Mr. X's collection from 1969, then passed on through two estates to the current owner. Appraiser: Daniel LEBEURRIER, expert to the Paris Court of Appeal 9 rue de Verneuil, 75007 PARIS 01 42 61 37 66 galerie.gilgamesh@wanadoo.fr To request condition reports not provided in the catalog, please contact the sale's expert, Mr Daniel LEBEURRIER.