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Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,600
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £41,600
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £15,600
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Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,800
Lot No. 0357
18
CELTIBERIAN GOLD NECK TORC
Sold for (Inc. bp): £14,950
Sold for (Inc. bp): £3,120
Sold for (Inc. bp): £4,160
Sold for (Inc. bp): £9,100
Sold for (Inc. bp): £11,050
Sold for (Inc. bp): £7,150
Sold for (Inc. bp): £22,100
Sold for (Inc. bp): £28,600
Sold for (Inc. bp): £13,650
Lot No. 0909
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Aqua-glass perfume bottle with applied rim to the mouth, bulbous lower body and pontil base. 27.5 grams, 10.1 cm

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Lot No. 0910
13
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Crescent-shaped with applied filigree framing to both faces of the plaque and four holes. 2.99 grams, 28 mm

Ex German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.

Lot No. 0911
12
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Comprising five pieces in cream, orange, blue and red with painted architectural lines; one with floral decoration and several with border elements. 212 grams total, 45-69 mm

Acquired in the 19th century.
Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.

Lot No. 0912
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Mixed group including tutulus, Langton Down, Aucissa and other types. 35.6 grams total, 23-45 mm

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Lot No. 0913
5
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
Tall thin translucent pale green vessel with wide base and flared rim. 30.9 grams, 13 cm

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 259.

Lot No. 0914
1
Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
With globular body, convex base, tall tubular neck, flat original rim and iridescent surface. 68 grams, 12.5 cm

Acquired 1980-2015.
Ex Abelita family collection.

Cf. Whitehouse, D., Roman Glass in the Corning Museum of Glass, vol.1, New York, 1997, item 268, for type.

The Roman Republican silver denarius mounted on 22 carat gold foil, framed with an art print signed by the artist David McAllister, depicting scenes of Roman military activity; limited edition number 25/1150. 1.3 kg total, 48.5 x 36.5 cm

UK gallery, early 2000s.

Accompanied by a previous certificate of authenticity.

David McAllister's exciting design is a 'one of a kind' work that portrays the might and riches of the Roman civilisation. This limited edition print is a celebration of the award winning artist's lifetime dedication to historical paintings of the ancient world. To enhance appreciation of this rare and historic work, each individual print is signed and numbered by the artist.
Lot No. 0916
11
Sold for (Inc. bp): £312
Penannular form with one end wound about the shank, centrepiece a denarius coin with portrait bust. 22 grams, 68 mm

Ex Lincolnshire, UK, collection, 1990s.

Lot No. 0917
4
Sold for (Inc. bp): £780
Decorative lamp filler with deep conical bowl, two lateral D-shaped lugs to the rim, U-section filler channel, flat handle to the rear with ring-and-dot detailing. 107 grams, 15.5 cm

From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000.
From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.

Comprising thirty glass beads of various sizes, including mosaic beads and some with drawn decoration. 49 grams total, 7-13 mm

UK gallery, early 2000s.

Cf. Eisen, G., ‘The Characteristics of eye beads from the Earliest Times to Present’ in American Journal of Archaeology, Second Series, Vol.XX (1916), pp.1-27, pl.1 and figs.58-62, for similar

The mass production of glass in Ancient Rome prompted the development of glass jewellery of unique qualities. The ancient Romans considered jewellery to be an essential accessory, being a public display of the wealth of high social classes. Recent excavations have provided better information on the use of glass beads for necklaces and bracelets, and in some case has been possible to understand the exact arrangement of a necklace or other jewellery made of glass. Many of the examples here presented belongs to the so-called category of ‘eye-beads’.
Lot No. 0919
2
Sold for (Inc. bp): £572
Globular in form with low basal disc, central socket. 36.7 grams, 32 mm

Acquired in the 1970s.
Property of a London lady, part of her family's collection.

Lot No. 0920
15
Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
With detailing to the nose, fins, eye and tail; base with remains of pin lug and catchplate. 16.9 grams, 45 mm

From the collection of a Surrey gentleman; acquired 1970-1980.

Cf. Mackreth, D.F., Brooches in Late Iron Age and Roman Britain, Oxford, 2011, item 7968, for type.

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