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LOT 1122
Large Roman Buffware Oil Lamp
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3 7/8 in. (125 grams, 98 mm).
Squat in profile with broad body, small stub nozzle, loop handle; rounded discus with filler holes. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx old English collection.
From the estate of a late Bristol, South West England, collector.
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LOT 1122
Large Roman Buffware Oil Lamp
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Gold Ring with Sardonyx Gemstone
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £833
Hollow-formed shank with inset cabochon, flattened top. 6.41 grams, 27.10 mm overall, 18.42 x 15.45 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Private collection, acquired on the German art market in 1993; thence by descent. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13182-249298.
The heavy proportions of the ring can date it to the late 1st century A.D. The gem could be contemporary, considering the wide use of sardonyx in the Roman rings of the first two centuries of the Empire. -
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone of a Man Contemplating a Mask in a Nineteenth-Century Gold Ring
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
Comprising an oval carnelian intaglio depicting a male figure, resting his leg on a small pillar and holding a large mask or sculpted head in his hand; set in a later open collet setting. 1.82 grams, 19.32 mm overall, 17.12 x 15.81 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. -
Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of mixed beads in various colours, including a small 'eye' pendant, restrung. 21.55 grams, 35.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
