Comprising the tip of a big toe with nail detailing; hollow-form. 179 grams, 57 mm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

High-relief image of a youth with Julian hairstyle, left arm extended. 386 grams, 12.6 cm



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.

With a palla drawn up over her hair, stepped at the rear to indicate a chignon; soft, youthful facial features with fleshy cheeks and a rounded jawline; mounted on a custom-made stand. 1.47 kg total, 18.5 cm including stand



with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 21 June 2005, no.344. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13198-250132.

The head comes from a statue that most likely represented a matronly deity, Demeter or Hestia/Vesta, the goddess protector of the home hearth. The latter seems the most likely, as she was usually depicted (as in the Hestia Iustiniani, a prototype often replicated in the Roman era) with a covered head (velato capite), a symbol of modesty and marital virtue for the Roman matron.

Statue fragment with juvenile head of a putto carved in high-relief with full head of curly hair. 3.95 kg, 17.9 cm



From the private Netherlands collection of Mr Edward P. Van Dijk (1942-2024); his collection formed since the 1970s.

Matched pair, each a hooked pin with a large hollow-formed domed panel and a smaller one above, dangle beneath with two iridescent glass beads. 4.48 grams total, 40 mm each



Private collection, USA and Switzerland, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.

The pair of gold earrings is in the form of a very broad "boat-shaped" crescent. The back was often filled in with a concave plate of gold, and a lenticular disc above masked the junction of the S-shaped wire hook with the body of the earring. They are typical of the 1st -2nd century A.D.

Matched pair, each comprising a tubular shank with hook-and-eye closure, free-running dangle with pearl bead and granule cluster below. 6.06 grams total, 62-64 mm



with Gorny & Mosch, Munich, 14 December 2010, no.158. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Gorny & Mosch catalogue pages.

Formed as a tapering club with applied granule decoration, suspension loop at the narrow end. 1.1 grams, 25 mm



Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.

A similar object formed part of the remarkable hoard of late Roman gold jewellery and silver tableware found near Thetford, Norfolk, in 1979.

Hexagonal in section, tapering with integral loop, applied granule studs, domed finial with a knop. 1.1 grams, 28 mm



Private collection, acquired in the late 1980s-early 1990s; thence by descent.

A similar object formed part of the remarkable hoard of late Roman gold jewellery and silver tableware found near Thetford, Norfolk, in 1979.

With intaglio profile image of Jupiter seated on a high-backed throne, wreath to the brow; in a later gold ring. 6.09 grams, 25.34 mm overall, 17.27 mm internal diameter (approximate size British O, USA 7, Europe 14.98, Japan 14)



Ex M. Bartlett collection, 1990s.

Hollow-formed hoop with inset glass cloison, intaglio winged figure with a staff. 3.00 grams, 24.50 mm overall, 19.95 x 17.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)



Private collection, 1990s-early 2000s.

Hollow-formed with a broad hoop, lateral facets, an inset cloison with intaglio profile of a youthful male bust. 9.75 grams, 29.29 mm overall, 16.57 x 12.76 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.3, Japan 4)



Property of a North American gentleman, London, UK, 1990-2010. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13282-253350.

Ellipsoid cabochon with intaglio scene of a panther resting with forepaws extended beside a rocky outcrop with a frond extending above, thyrsus behind the shoulders; mounted in a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 13.72 grams, 33.34 mm overall, 16.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M 1/2, USA 6 1/4, Europe 13.09, Japan 12)



From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.