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THBBeautiful Etruscan Bronze Wine Strainer w/ Tall Handle
Lot 54a
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Artemis Gallery
686 S Taylor Ave, Ste 106
Louisville, CO 80027
United States
Selling antiquities, ancient and ethnographic art online since 1993, Artemis Gallery specializes in Classical Antiquities (Egyptian, Greek, Roman, Near Eastern), Asian, Pre-Columbian, African / Tribal / Oceanographic art. Our extensive inventory includes pottery, stone, metal, wood, glass and textil...Read more
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Day 1 of an important 2-day auction featuring exceptional, museum-worthy examples of Egyptian, Greek, Etruscan, Roman, Viking, Russian, Near Eastern, as well as Asian Art from China, Japan, Thailand, Vietnam, Burma and India. Artemis Gallery info@artemisgallery.com
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- Lot Description
Classical World, central Italy, Etruria, ca. 600 to 400 BCE. A stunning cast-bronze wine strainer of a finely aged presentation exhibiting deep blue-green patina across the entire exterior. The strainer features a shallow circular bowl with a tall rim, a rounded interior, and a smaller, bulb-form center with dozens of perforations that form the functional component of the utensil. A lengthy handle along the verso is formed from a curved and regularly crimped bronze wire with elongated petaloid terminals that attach to the verso of the bowl via a pair of petite rivets. Strainers were crucial tools when serving wine that were used to filter out the pieces of sediment and flavoring materials. Though wine was consumed nearly every day by people at every level of society, bronze strainers like this example would have been a fine item owned by a wealthy family. Size: 5.125" W x 11.5" H (13 cm x 29.2 cm); 12.9" H (32.8 cm) on included custom stand.
For a strikingly similar example with an additional lower handle ring, please see "The Muse's Song: Selections of Ancient Art." Fortuna Fine Arts, Ltd., New York, 2008, fig. 41.
Cf. "Die Welt der Etrusker." Berlin, 1988, cat. no. B7.37, p. 192.
Cf. Mitten, David Gordon. "Two New Bronze Objects in the McDaniel Collection: An Etruscan Strainer and a Roman Incense Shovel." Harvard Studies in Classical Philology, 1965, vol. 69, pp. 163-167, at pl. I.a-b.
Provenance: private East Coast, USA collection; ex-William Froelich collection, New York, USA, collected in the 1970s
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#149960Repairs and light restoration to handle, body, and central strainer bulb, with resurfacing and overpainting along new material and break lines. Minor abrasions to handle and body, with slight bending to overall form of handle, and light encrustations.Condition
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