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LOT 1978
Bronze Roman Coin and Framed Limited Edition Print
3RD CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
19 1/2 x 14 3/4 in. (1.26 kg, 49.5 x 37.5 cm).
The coin with radiate crown 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 73/1150. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK gallery, early 2000s.
Accompanied by a previous numbered certificate of authenticity.
Cf. for parallel scientific reconstructive paintings Wilcox P., McBride A., Rome's Enemies (2), Gallic and British Celts, London, 1985, pl.G.
FootnotesDavid 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 print is signed and numbered by the artist.
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LOT 1978
Bronze Roman Coin and Framed Limited Edition Print
Estimate £30 - 40€35 - 46 (for guidance only)$41 - 54 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Style Bronze Statuette of Victory
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round figure of Victory standing on a rectangular base, with a palla draped from her shoulders and hips; wings spread to the rear (one tip absent); arms extended as if supporting a patera or similar item. 422 grams, 11.8 cm
Previously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Roman Style Bronze Statuette of an Acrobat
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Modelled in the round in delicately balanced pose resting on the hands; loincloth with waistband. 71.1 grams, 92 mm
Previously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s. Property of a Middlesex gentleman. -
Chalcedony and Silver-Gilt Bust of the Emperor Vespasian
Italy, 17th-18th century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
The head, carved from pale green chalcedony, polished to a smooth lustre and with a drilled aperture at the crown, the hair in tight curls around the nape and crown; the silver-gilt torso dressed in a draped toga carefully chased with deep folds and traces of gilding across the high points; mounted on a later patinated bronze column stand in the neoclassical manner. 208 grams total, 10.9 cm high including stand
Acquired on the European art market.
This small-scale portrait evokes the Roman tradition of imperial portraiture and the early modern fascination with the ancient world. From the seventeenth century onwards, artists and collectors revived classical subjects through hardstone and gilt-metal compositions, often intended for display in Kunstkammer or Grand Tour contexts. The combination of a reused ancient or earlier element with a later mount was a practice typical of the Renaissance and Baroque periods, reflecting the period’s reverence for antiquity and its imaginative recontextualisation of ancient forms.
