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LOT 0949
Medium Roman Bronze Wolf-Headed Bow Brooch
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 in. (25.4 grams, 78 mm).
Comprising a flat-section rectangular bow with incised geometric decoration, with knop finial at a flat-section catchplate forming a stylised zoomorphic head; hinged pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 0949
Medium Roman Bronze Wolf-Headed Bow Brooch
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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Augustan Period, 1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
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From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Iridescent Translucent Glass Beaker
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With bulbous body, dimple base, convex rim, pinched circumferential band. 26.4 grams, 82 mm
From the collection of Dr Gerhard Muller-Afers, Speyer; thence by family descent. Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above. -
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Roman Mould-Blown Dark Green Jar with Wheel-Cut Design
Circa 4th century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Featuring a broad, low, round-bellied body with a wide, hollowed base, a short neck with a funnel-shaped mouth; incised festoon-like decoration on the body. 132 grams, 92 mm high
From the collection of Sir Daniel Donehue; his collection was sold in the 2000s. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13440-263208.
This jar belongs to a generic vessel form known from many eastern Mediterranean and European sites and dated to the 3rd and 4th centuries A.D. Characteristic are the annular pontil marks, patterned on the squat globular body.
