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LOT 1875
Roman and Western Asiatic Style Bronze Artefact Group
20TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 - 2 1/2 in. (102 grams total, 39-66 mm).
Including a figure of Mercury with the caduceus, bow-brooch with openwork plaque and other items; after the antique. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s.
Property of a London, UK, antiquarian.
This lot is accompanied by an illustrated lot declaration signed by the Head of the Antiquities Department, Dr Raffaele D'Amato.
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LOT 1875
Roman and Western Asiatic Style Bronze Artefact Group
Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
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Laying a telegraphic cable beneath the Atlantic Ocean was among the 19th century's most remarkable technological achievements since it allowed messages to pass between North America and Europe in a matter of minutes, rather than the two weeks by steamship. A first attempt in 1858 was unsuccessful but two working cables were finally laid in July and September 1866 by a team of engineers, technicians and sailors, with two groups of financial backers involved and relying on help from the British and United States navies. HMS Agamemnon was deployed on this mission alongside USS Niagara. The occasion caused a great stir at the time and was commemorated in numerous works of art.
