Bidspirit auction | PAIR OF XENON WARE OINOCHOAI

PAIR OF XENON WARE OINOCHOAI WITH PALMETTES - Ca. 350 - 300 BC. A pair of wheel-thrown terracotta oinochoai, each with a piriform body, trefoil mouth, and high-arched handle, covered in a black gloss slip with added red pigment for the central palmette motif.For similar see: The National Museum in Warsaw, Inventory number 239219 MNW.Size: 65-65mm x 50-50mm; Weight: 80gProvenance: Property of a central London gallery; previously acquired on the Dutch art market; previously acquired on the English art market; Wilson Jenikin, London 1982.