Bidspirit auction | APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER WITH

APULIAN RED-FIGURE BELL KRATER WITH LADY OF FASHION - Ca. 350 BC. A red-figure bell krater with a flaring mouth and a thickened rim above a deep body on a discoid foot, with a pair of upturned handles. The exterior is decorated with a laurel band below the lip, and the handle panels are framed by scrolling tendrils. Side A is painted with a lady of fashion in left profile, wearing a beaded sakkos and a pendant earring. Side B is painted with a lion devouring a bird, with a second bird perched on its back. For similar see: Musee Saint-Raymond, 26368. Size: 250mm x 220mm; Weight: 1.27kg Provenance: From a private London collection; earlier present on the German art market in the 1990s. This item has been checked against the Art Loss Register database and comes with a confirmation letter.