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LOT 0176
Late Roman Cobalt Blue Rod-Formed Glass Cosmetic Tube
CIRCA 4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
5 1/4 in. (160 grams total, 13.1 cm including stand).
Tubular body with a smoothly-rounded interior, the exterior formed of heavily-twisted rods, two handles and standing on a slightly rounded integral base, rim absent; accompanied by a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceEx London gallery, 1980s.
Private London, UK, collection, 1980-2000s.
Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s.
Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
Cf. Antonaras, A., Ancient Glass in the J.Paul Getty Museum, Malibu, 2025, p.318, no.376, for the type of kohl tube.
FootnotesThese kohl tubes are provisionally dated between the 4th and the 5th centuries, and they are ascribed to the Syrian region. The majority of the kohl tubes bear spiralling ribs formed by twisting the vessel while it was still hot and malleable.
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LOT 0176
Late Roman Cobalt Blue Rod-Formed Glass Cosmetic Tube
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£500 (EUR 580; USD 675) +BP*
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'London' Roman Redware Bowl Fragment Group
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of variously sized fragments, some with geometric decoration and the majority with an inked collector's note. 331 grams total, 12-90 mm
Found at Thames Foreshore, Southwark, London, UK, in the late 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Roman Terracotta Mask Oil Lamp
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Hollow-formed with a bulbous cap forming the handle, with pierced lugs above and below at the rear and two more pierced lugs flanking the cheeks; body formed as a comic theatrical mask with a large open mouth; filling holes in the mouth, volute nozzle below the chin; flat oval base with maker's stamp 'QNMVICE' and old findspot label 'from F.F[..]r Esq. Sabdown 23.3.96'; accompanied by a printed reference sheet for the maker. 94 grams, 12.7 cm wide
Excavated by Frederick George Hilton Price (1842-1909) from the Roman villa at Morton, near Sandown, Isle of Wight, 1880-1883; his manuscript label, dated March 1896. with Gorringes, 2025. Acquired by the current owner from the above.
The maker is believed to be the Italian Quintus Numi[..] Cell[..]. -
Large Roman Iridescent Twelve-Sided Jug
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Round-section body with twelve segments around the body, short tubular neck, everted rim and applied strap handle; remains of iridescence. 95.5 grams, 13.6 cm
From the private collection of Lloyd and Jeanne Raport, Washinton D.C. and Florida, formed between 1972-2000. Estate auction, Weschlers, Maryland, 9-12 December 1982, lot 1074.
