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LOT 0707
Roman and Later Ring Collection
1ST-19TH CENTURY A.D.
5/8 - 1 in. (76 grams total, 17-24 mm).
A mixed group of copper-alloy finger rings of various types and sizes, including examples with incised geometric motifs, stars, plants, ring-and-dot motifs. [20, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
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Roman Gemstone in Gold Ring
2nd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
A sardonyx intaglio of a bird pecking at a worm, set into a Georgian gold finger ring with openwork tendril detailing to the hoop, cupped bezel with rosette to the underside. 3.13 grams, 25.68 mm overall, 18.43 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
UK private collection. with Bertolami Fine Art, London, 22 April 2022, lot 79. English private collection. -
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Roman Medical Instrument Group
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £25
A group of two medical instruments comprising: a probe with one thick rounded end and a triangular blade to the other; a probe with one knopped end and a flat spoon or pallette to the other. 26.9 grams total, 12.3-16 cm
Fine condition.
Ex UK art market, 1970s. Property of a London gentleman. -
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Roman Bone Dice Pair
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
A pair of bone dice with punched ring-and-dot numbering, each composed: 1:6; 2:5; 3:4. 3.4 grams total, 10 mm each
Fine condition.
German art market, 1990s. Mr A.H., a North American collector living in the UK.
