Anna Marston
Associate Specialist
Lot 41*
A Greek terracotta model bed and stool 2
6 July 2023, 11:00 BST
London, New Bond StreetSold for £1,536 inc. premium
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Siobhan Quin
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Francesca Hickin
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A Greek terracotta model bed and stool
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
14cm long, 7.5cm high, the stool: 5.5cm high, 6.5cm wide (2)
Circa 5th-4th Century B.C.
14cm long, 7.5cm high, the stool: 5.5cm high, 6.5cm wide (2)
Footnotes
Provenance:
Bed: Private collection, Europe, acquired early 20th Century.
Dr Günther Marschall (1913-1997) collection, Hamburg, acquired 1967-1975.
with Charles Ede Ltd., London, 2020.
Stool: with Heidi Vollmoeller, Zurich.
Both: Private collection, Switzerland, the stool inherited from the present owner's grandmother (1899-1986) who acquired from the above in 1986.
Terracotta models of furniture, such as beds, stools and tables, have been found throughout the ancient Greek world with examples from Athens, Boeotia including Tanagra, Myrina and Cyprus. Finds of miniature furniture at religious sanctuaries suggest that some were dedicated as votive models. For examples of stools and beds cf. G. Richter, The Furniture of the Greeks, Etruscans and Romans, London, 1966, fig. 335-340.