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LOT 1220
Roman and Other Coral-Coloured Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
16 7/8 in. (15 grams, 43 cm).
Composed of graduated mixed beads with larger beads as the central feature, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1220
Roman and Other Coral-Coloured 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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Opening Bid: £50
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Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
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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.
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