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Roman Glass Double Unguentarium
4th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Comprising two conjoined tapering tubular cells, with applied handles at the shoulder. 46.6 grams, 11.7 cm
Private collection, 1990s-early 2000s. -
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue, brown and white detailing; some with an impression of timber laths to the reverse. 897 grams total, 6.8-16 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. A red grenade fillet probably framed some panels. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colours over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle. -
Roman Green Glass and Other Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Composed of graduating mixed beads, the central feature with an oval tabular bead and a large annular bead, restrung. 11.4 grams, 37.2 cm
Acquired in the 1990s. Ex London, UK, collection. -
Roman Black Glass Juglet Pendant
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Modelled as a miniature juglet with a bulbous body and a strap handle, pierced longitudinally. 5.56 grams, 21 mm
Ex the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-2000s. Accompanied by a previously illustrated catalogue card with provenance. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Bust Gem
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising a slender D-section hoop and a rub-over bezel set with orange glass intaglio with a janiform bust. 3.73 grams, 21.63 mm overall, 16.97 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
UK private collection before 2000. London collection, acquired on the UK art market. -
Roman Bone Artefact Collection
1st-6th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Mixed group of implements, including pins, awls, and other types. 64.8 grmas total, 4.3-16.2 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Late Roman Stone Redware Oil Lamp Upper Mould
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 2 | Current Bid: £10
Carved mould-half for producing slipper-shaped oil lamps, with triangles and rosettes forming a band to the edge of the shoulder. 715 grams, 17.5 cm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Roman Bronze Bracelet with Zoomorphic Terminals
2nd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Annular bracelet with D-section hoop and two opposing animal heads with ribbed necks. 26.3 grams, 63 mm
Ex P. Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s. -
Roman Gemstone Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Including Cupid with bow, Mars with spear, Dioscouri and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.46 grams total, 9-14 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Bronze Medical Ligula Instrument
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a long shaft with a spatulate finial at one end and the other rounded. 6.03 grams, 13.7 cm
Ex P. Chapman collection, 1980s-1990s. -
Roman Bronze Panther Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Formed as a reclining panther with legs extended and tail recuved to the rump, head raised and modelled in the round; enamelled roundel cells to the flanks; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. 10.36 grams, 36 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Clare Morris, dated 26 February 2012. -
Roman Glass Spindle Whorl Collection
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising five domed spindle whorls, three with a spiral decoration. 36.8 grams total, 22-27 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
