An Apulian Red-Figured Plate with Striding Eros

An Apulian Red-Figured Plate with Striding Eros

Attributed to the Menzies Group, Group of the Trieste Askoi, Circa 340-320 B.C.

Diameter 9 inches. Continental Decorative Arts
Intact. A small hole in the surface behind Eros's left ankle. Another small hole on the back near the rim. A possible repaired fracture only extending about 1 1/2 inches in from the perimeter that fluoresces slightly under UV light on the back. A small flake on the back possibly overpainted.

Provenance:
Acquired from Robert Peters, PhD, New York, in the 1980s.

Note:
This plate was attributed to the Menzies Group, Group of the Trieste Askoi by A.D. Trendall in personal correspondence, January 16, 1992. Trendall notes the “neat, elegant style” of the painter, exemplified in this plate, as well as lot 63 and 65 in this sale. This piece was later published in Trendall’s supplements to The Red-figured Vases of Apulia. A copy of this correspondence will be provided to the purchaser.