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LOT 1274
Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
15 3/4 in. (32.7 grams, 40 cm).
Composed of brown, aubergine, grey, and other coloured beads with a large feature pendant, restrung. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx London, UK, collection, 1990s.
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LOT 1274
Roman and Other Mixed 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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Late Roman Bronze Ornate Key with Beast Heads
Circa 5th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Comprising: broad bow with punched serpent detail to both faces and smaller loop above; balustered shank with hollow forward end flanked by spurs. 17.6 grams, 63 mm
Found Romney Marsh area, Kent, 1990-2015. Property of a Kent gentleman, a specialist medieval collector. -
Roman Marble Head of Venus, the Goddess of Love
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Modelled in the round as the head of Venus-Aphrodite with her hair dressed in a chignon at the nape of the neck and the tails swept and tied above the brow; the hair sculpted in deep undercuts and openwork, the face with heavy-lidded eyes evoking innocence and a soft serenity; mounted on a custom-made stand. 2.5 kg total, 20.5 cm high including stand
From the collection of Doctor C, Paris, formed 1970s. Millon & Associes, 1st June 2011, no.400. 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 search certificate no.13435-262426.
The earlobes show perforations, likely for attaching earrings made of gold or another precious material. -
Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a coin on each face. 4.83 grams, 26 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
