*AN APULIAN RED-FIGURE PLATE. Ca. 340 BCE Diam. 23,2 cm. (9 1/8 in.) Provenance Formerly, collection Pierre & Claude Vérité, acquired between 1930-1960, Paris Ex Christie's France, sale 1063, 20/12/2011, Collection Pierre et Claude Vérité, lot 59 Reassembled from large fragments. Depicting a young woman seated on a rock, holding a swan in her hands (likely Leda and the Swan), her wavy hair pulled back into a bun and held in place by a sakkos. She is adorned with jewelry on her wrist, thigh, and ankles, and wears a long drapery over her shoulders. In front of her stands a young man wrapped in a long himation, holding a staff. The background is decorated with floral motifs. The scene is framed by a frieze of waves and meanders, with another wave frieze along the rim. Traces of white and orange pigment highlights remain. For Swiss buyers, VAT applies to the hammer price and buyer's premium (only for the lots with the * mention)