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LOT 0876
Roman and Earlier Silver and Bronze Artefact Collection
1ST MILLENNIUM B.C.-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 1 3/8 in. (34.5 grams total, 23-35 mm).
Comprising: amuletic pendant in the form of a fly with hatched wings; amuletic wishbone pendant; figure fragment; mount formed as the bust of Minerva with crested helmet; Bronze Age butterfly toggle. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
PublishedBailey, G., Buttons and Fasteners 500 BC-AD1840, Witham, 2004, item 10.1 (butterfly toggle).
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LOT 0876
Roman and Earlier Silver and Bronze Artefact Collection
Sold for (Inc. bp): £169
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Roman Terracotta Lamp with Gladiator
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Discoid body with sunken discus with bas-relief scene of a gladiator in combat with gladius poised and scutum raised above his head, D-shaped nozzle with volutes; supplied with a custom-made stand. 167 grams total, 19 cm including stand (lamp 11.6 cm)
Ex Axel Guttmann collection of ancient arms and armour, Germany (1944-2001). Axel Guttmann collection of ancient arms and armour, part 2, Christie's London, 28 April 2004, no.178 (part). Acquired by the present owner at the above sale. Accompanied by a copy of the Christie's lot listing. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12235-222198. -
Roman Bronze Bracelet Pair
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £33
Comprising two penannular bracelets, one round-section and the other with segmented D-section body. 36.8 grams total, 56-61 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Eagle Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £143
With wings spread and head turned to the left; feather detailing to the body, neck and wings; mounted on a custom-made stand. 56.9 grams total, 61 mm high including stand
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
