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LOT 1163
Roman and Other Black Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
11 3/4 in. (25.19 grams, 30 cm).
Composed of mixed beads, including a large barrel-shaped stone bead, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1163
Roman and Other Black Glass Bead Necklace String
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman and Other Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of gently graduated red and orange beads, the central feature composed of two tubular beads and a rectangular bead. 6.22 grams, 37.5 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s. -
Large Roman Deep Blue Glass Date Flask
1st century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Mould-blown with elliptical body, short neck and thick everted rim, with modelled wrinkles imitating the texture of a dried date. 41.7 grams, 80 mm
Dr Gonik & Me Wirth, Geneva, 1970s. Private collection, Europe. 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 no.12394-226935.
Dates were not only a staple of the Mediterranean diet, used to sweeten food and wine, but also a symbol for the New Year and a fruit often given as a gift on the occasion. -
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Cockerel
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With intaglio cockerel on a baseline with frond; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.90 grams, 13.26 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
