Hellenistic Core-Formed Glass Amphoriskos
2nd-1st century BC. A core-formed glass amphoriskos with piriform body, cylindrical neck, trumpet-style mouth, applied ribbed handles and bulbous foot, white trails around neck and base, trails to the body tooled into a close-set festoon pattern with upwards strokes. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 91.1.1240 and 17.194.597, for similar; cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 72.1.99, for similar. 121 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; before that in the private collection of a Kensington collector; previously in the collection of Mrs Petra Schamelman, Breitenbach, Germany; acquired from the collection of Fernand Adda, formed in the 1920s-1930s. The Adda family, originally from Alexandria, formed the majority of their collection in the 1920s-1930s. Abraham Adda (b. circa 1855) had three sons, Victor (b. circa 1885-1965) a collector of coins, Iznik and ancient Egyptian objects; Fernand, a collector of Iznik ceramics, and Joseph. The collection has been situated in Europe since before the Second World War; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10908-181105. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]
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2nd-1st century BC. A core-formed glass amphoriskos with piriform body, cylindrical neck, trumpet-style mouth, applied ribbed handles and bulbous foot, white trails around neck and base, trails to the body tooled into a close-set festoon pattern with upwards strokes. Cf. The Metropolitan Museum, accession numbers 91.1.1240 and 17.194.597, for similar; cf. The Corning Museum of Glass, accession number 72.1.99, for similar. 121 grams, 13.5cm (5 1/4"). Property of a London gentleman; before that in the private collection of a Kensington collector; previously in the collection of Mrs Petra Schamelman, Breitenbach, Germany; acquired from the collection of Fernand Adda, formed in the 1920s-1930s. The Adda family, originally from Alexandria, formed the majority of their collection in the 1920s-1930s. Abraham Adda (b. circa 1855) had three sons, Victor (b. circa 1885-1965) a collector of coins, Iznik and ancient Egyptian objects; Fernand, a collector of Iznik ceramics, and Joseph. The collection has been situated in Europe since before the Second World War; this lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by AIAD certificate number no.10908-181105. [A video of this lot is available to view on Timeline Auctions Website]
Condition Report: Fine condition.
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