Pottery Collection (#98)

Black-figure kylix, c. 550-530 B. C (ceramic with slip)
1071957 Black-figure kylix, c.550-530 B.C (ceramic with slip) by Greek, (6th century BC); 12.7x30.4x23.5 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas, USA; (add.info.: Unknown Greek)

Vase, c. 1898 (earthenware)
1072469 Vase, c.1898 (earthenware) by Kendrick, George R. Prentiss (1850-1919); 28.3x23.8x23.8 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Palissys wife awaits her heros hour (litho)
976636 Palissys wife awaits her heros hour (litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Palissys wife awaits her heros hour)

Manufacturing Sevres porcelain
A very beautifully shot postcard photograph showing the colouring workshop (preparing the background colours) for Sevres porcelain, particularly the famous Sevres Blue - Sevres Factory, France

Weapons, ornaments, articles of pottery, and household utensils of the Antis Indians (engraving)
967981 Weapons, ornaments, articles of pottery, and household utensils of the Antis Indians (engraving) by Riou, Edouard (1833-1900) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Weapons, ornaments)

View of prehistoric graveyard of the Late Quaternary Period, near Klenik, not far from Littai in Carniola
967962 View of prehistoric graveyard of the Late Quaternary Period, near Klenik, not far from Littai in Carniola, Austria (engraving) by English School

Teapot, Wedgwood Factory, Staffordshire, c. 1775 (lead-glazed earthenware)
1127876 Teapot, Wedgwood Factory, Staffordshire, c.1775 (lead-glazed earthenware) by English School, (18th century); 13.8x20.5 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge

Humped bull (zebu, or Bos Indicus), 3rd millennium B. C (terracotta)
1072483 Humped bull (zebu, or Bos Indicus), 3rd millennium B.C (terracotta) by Indus Valley Civilization (3rd Millennium BC); 13x9.2x19.6 cm; Dallas Museum of Art, Texas

Cabinet and Pottery presented to the Right Honourable John Bright, MP (engraving)
1057968 Cabinet and Pottery presented to the Right Honourable John Bright, MP (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Red-Figure Pelike (ceramic)
1449155 Red-Figure Pelike (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); 34.7x25 cm; Fitzwilliam Museum, University of Cambridge, UK; eFitzwilliam Museum; Greek, out of copyright

Feline Vessel, Vicus Culture (earthenware)
996383 Feline Vessel, Vicus Culture (earthenware) by Pre-Columbian; Walters Art Museum, Baltimore, USA; (add.info.: Vics culture was an important early culture in Peru from 1000/200 BCE to 300/600)

The Antique Pottery Painter: Sculpturae vitam insufflat pictura, 1893 (oil on canvas)
996205 The Antique Pottery Painter: Sculpturae vitam insufflat pictura, 1893 (oil on canvas) by Gerome, Jean Leon (1824-1904); 50.1x68.8 cm; Art Gallery of Ontario, Toronto

Porcelain vase from the Manufacture nationale de Sevres, France, 18th Century (colour litho)
977822 Porcelain vase from the Manufacture nationale de Sevres, France, 18th Century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

French faiences (colour litho)
977816 French faiences (colour litho) by Garnier, E. (19th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: French faiences manufactured in Rouen, Nevers, Lille, Sinceny, Strasbourg and Moustiers)

Faience de Rouen water fountain with the arms of the House of Montmorency-Luxembourg (colour litho)
977809 Faience de Rouen water fountain with the arms of the House of Montmorency-Luxembourg (colour litho) by French School

Enamelled pottery figuline attributed to Bernard Palissy, 16th Century (colour litho)
977800 Enamelled pottery figuline attributed to Bernard Palissy, 16th Century (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Greek vase painting (colour litho)
957872 Greek vase painting (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Illustration of Greek vase painting.); © Look and Learn

Flutes and stringed instruments (colour litho)
957863 Flutes and stringed instruments (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Flutes and stringed instruments)

Cretan Bull (colour litho)
957851 Cretan Bull (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Cretan Bull. Illustration of Greek vase painting.); © Look and Learn

Hercules in Olympus (colour litho)
957842 Hercules in Olympus (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules in Olympus. Goddess Eris surrounded by horses)

Hercules and Achelous (colour litho)
957840 Hercules and Achelous (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules and Achelous. Illustration of Greek vase painting.); © Look and Learn

Hercules and Hyllus (colour litho)
957838 Hercules and Hyllus (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules and Hyllus. Illustration of Greek vase painting.); © Look and Learn

Zeus with Typhon and the Calydonian hunt (colour litho)
957835 Zeus with Typhon and the Calydonian hunt (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Zeus with Typhon and the Calydonian hunt)

Women carrying hydria (colour litho)
957831 Women carrying hydria (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Women carrying hydria. Illustration of Greek vase painting)

Hercules defeats Cycnus (colour litho)
957826 Hercules defeats Cycnus (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Hercules defeats Cycnus. Illustration of Greek vase painting.); © Look and Learn

Wedding carriage (colour litho)
957822 Wedding carriage (colour litho) by German School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Wedding carriage. Everyday life in Ancient Greece)

Detail of Greek pottery (colour litho)
960164 Detail of Greek pottery (colour litho) by French School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Detail of Greek pottery, from Athens, published in Figaro Illustre, August 1898)

Ballot Discs, 480 BC (terracotta)
LRI1761934 Ballot Discs, 480 BC (terracotta) by Greek, (5th century BC); Agora Museum, Athens, Greece; Luisa Ricciarini; Greek, out of copyright

Stamnos representing Heracles and the Hydra of Lerna, 480-460 BC (ceramic)
LRI3512893 Stamnos representing Heracles and the Hydra of Lerna, 480-460 BC (ceramic) by Greek, (5th century BC); Museo Archeologico Regionale, Palermo

Heads of the demon Humbaba (terracotta)
LRI3512884 Heads of the demon Humbaba (terracotta) by Sumerian; Archaeological Museum, Baghdad, Iraq; (add.info.: In Mesopotamian mythology)

Antefix in the form of the head of Medusa (terracotta)
LRI3512883 Antefix in the form of the head of Medusa (terracotta) by Etruscan, (6th century BC); Museo Nazionale Etrusco, Villa Giulia, Rome, Lazio

Model of a Chariot with Ox, Mohenjo-daro, c. 2400 BC (terracotta)
LRI3432403 Model of a Chariot with Ox, Mohenjo-daro, c.2400 BC (terracotta) by Bronze Age (2500-800 BC); National Museum of Karachi, Karachi, Pakistan; Luisa Ricciarini; out of copyright

Staffordshire Dogs, c. 1928 (oil on canvas)
657245 Staffordshire Dogs, c. 1928 (oil on canvas) by Carrington, Dora (1893-1932); 68.5x54.5 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: Staffordshire Dogs. Dora Carrington (1893-1932). Oil on canvas

Psi figure, c. 1300-1200 BC (terracotta) (see also 3126447)
3126448 Psi figure, c.1300-1200 BC (terracotta) (see also 3126447) by Mycenaean, (13th century BC); height: 12.3 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: standing female figure with upraised arms)

Bust modelled as Sarah Bernhardt, Exposition Universelle, Paris
CH440536 Bust modelled as Sarah Bernhardt, Exposition Universelle, Paris, 1900 (enamelled terracotta) by Drouot, Edouard (1859-1945) (after); height: 69 cm; Private Collection; (add.info)

Rare Ruyao shallow dish (ceramic) (see also 466677)
CH466676 Rare Ruyao shallow dish (ceramic) (see also 466677) by Chinese School, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); diam: 17.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese, out of copyright

Fiddler toby jug, his hat with brown and yellow scalloped edge
CH438320 Fiddler toby jug, his hat with brown and yellow scalloped edge, his brown hair incised and tied en queue with a white rosette, in a washed brown frock coat

Attic Red-figure kylix, c. 470 BC (pottery)
CH443737 Attic Red-figure kylix, c.470 BC (pottery) by Greek, (5th century BC); 22.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: attributed to the Oedipus Painter; ); Photo eChristies Images; Greek

Attic Red-figure kylix, c. 470 BC (pottery)
CH443736 Attic Red-figure kylix, c.470 BC (pottery) by Greek, (5th century BC); 22.7 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: attributed to the Oedipus Painter; ); Photo eChristies Images; Greek

Shino Chawan tea bowl with a low footring, Momoyama Period (glazed stoneware)
CH396560 Shino Chawan tea bowl with a low footring, Momoyama Period (glazed stoneware) by Japanese School, (16th century); diam: 13.7 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Japanese

Bowl, Exposition de Gand, detail of the base, 1913 (stoneware) (see also 440546)
CH440547 Bowl, Exposition de Gand, detail of the base, 1913 (stoneware) (see also 440546) by Lenoble, Emile (1876-1940); 17x30 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; French, out of copyright

The Northampton Vase, black figurie neck Amphora, probably Etruria, c
CH440538 The Northampton Vase, black figurie neck Amphora, probably Etruria, c.540 BC (ceramic) (see also 440539 and 440540) by Greek

Rare Ruyao dish (ceramic) (see also 466678 and 466679)
CH466680 Rare Ruyao dish (ceramic) (see also 466678 and 466679) by Chinese School, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); diam: 7.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese

Rare Ruyao dish (ceramic) (see also 466678 and 466680)
CH466679 Rare Ruyao dish (ceramic) (see also 466678 and 466680) by Chinese School, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); diam: 7.2 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese

Rare Ruyao shallow dish (ceramic) (see also 466676)
CH466677 Rare Ruyao shallow dish (ceramic) (see also 466676) by Chinese School, Northern Song Dynasty (960-1127); diam: 17.5 cm; Private Collection; Photo eChristies Images; Chinese, out of copyright

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