Description: A classic trefoil spout oinochoe with an elegant and wide body on a ringed foot, created in a pottery workshop in the Apulia region of southern Italy where potters were known for introducing additional pigments to black glazed vessels. Thumb/finger outlines visible on the trefoil spout. It has a beautiful black glaze all around, with a motif of a big palmette on the body, in between horizontal bands, volutes and an 'egg and tongue' pattern on the shoulder. Xenon ware is a specific type of Apulian pottery, named after a famous vase in Frankfurt (Beazley, EVP, p. 219,1.) that is inscribed with the name 'xenon'. This type is distinguished by added matt red decoration over black glaze as we see in this example. Dimension: 17 cm Condition: Very good condition, beautiful metallic-like shine. Provenance: - Dutch private collection obtained from below in 2023. Bought at auction. - Private Dutch collection. Bought by a Dutch couple in Rome, Italy at a gallery between 1965 and 1990. They had a big Etruscan and Greek collection (picture available of their collection). Documents included: - Provenance statement. - Copy of provenance statement of previous owner. - Invoice of auction house. Shipping: - Tracked and insured shipping with PostNL. - Extra safe packaging. Double boxed. - Shipping within 3 workdays after auction and payment. - Combined shipping if you buy more than 1 item in the same auction. - For buyers outside the European Union (EU) a Dutch export license is required. This will take several weeks to arrange. - Any other costs or charges such as customs or import duties, customs clearance and handling may also apply during the shipment of your lot and will be charged to the buyer by the involved party at a later stage if applicable (outside EU).