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LOT 0093
Roman Agate Cameo of Augustus in Later Mounting
1ST CENTURY A.D.
3 5/8 in. (99 grams total, 92 mm including stand, pendant: 50 mm).
Ellipsoid cameo with profile portrait bust in gold pendant frame with surrounding cabochons: emerald, sapphire, ruby - and clusters of pearls; marked to reverse '750', in a rectangle 'B&G' (believed to be an upstate New York jeweller's stamp) and an indeterminate third mark; supplied with a custom-made display stand.
ProvenanceAmerican collection, early 20th century, New York.
with Robert Haber Gallery, New York, 1990.
Ex Jean Clostre, Geneva, Switzerland.
Accompanied by an scholarly report by Dr Ittai Gradel.
This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12223-222312.
Cf. Vollenweider, M. L., and Avisseau Broustet, M., Camées et intailles. Les Portraits Romains du Cabinet des médailles,
1995, no.52; and Megow, W. R., Kameen von Augustus bis Alexander Severus, 1987, no.A19.
Dr Ittai Gradel says: 'The cameo, of exquisite technical quality, has a close parallel in the Cabinet des médailles, Paris .. The Timeline auction cameo is not, however, an exact copy .. though details are so close to the larger Paris cameo that the same gem carver, or at least workshop, probably produced both.'
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LOT 0093
Roman Agate Cameo of Augustus in Later Mounting
Estimate £30,000 - 40,000€34,800 - 46,400 (for guidance only)$40,500 - 54,000 (for guidance only)
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Roman Sheet Gold Phalera Cover Fragment Group
4th-5th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
Group of fragments of phalera covers with repoussé designs. 1.77 grams total, 10-37 mm
Acquired in the early 1990s. From the collection of an London antiquarian. -
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Roman Bronze Hand-Shaped Military Standard Finial
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £4,000 - 6,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £2,222
Hollow-formed with fine detailing to the fingers and nails; with fixing points for a military standard (signum) used by each unit under a centurion, originally fixed with the palm facing forwards inside a wreath. 718 grams, 21 cm
Generally intact and good defined, except for the lower part.
Acquired in Europe before 2000. European private collection. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12003-211851.
Roman military signa decorated by phalerae and surmounted by a right hand were used from the Late Consular Age. The hand (manus) symbolised the fides, i.e. the allegiance between the soldiers and the Res Publica. It is also possible that the hand belonged to a statue in which it was extended as a sign of silence, to allow the speaker to speak. However, the iconography of military hands, and also the resemblance with a bronze hand (military signum) preserved in the Vindonissa museum (Windisch), support the possibility that the object was part of a military standard. -
Roman Terracotta Roof Tile with Dog's Paw Print
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £286
Fragment of flat-section tegula roof tile, with impressed paw-print from a dog walking on the tile while still wet. 137 grams, 10 cm
From the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
