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LOT 1332
Roman Aqua Glass Phial
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3 1/2 in. (42 grams, 90 mm).
Rounded body with a flattened base, tubular neck and an everted rim. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired from Desmond Thomas, Crawford Street, 14th February 1962, for £2.00 and 10 shillings.
From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
Accompanied by an old handwritten information card by Peter Clayton, collection no.89.
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LOT 1332
Roman Aqua Glass Phial
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Iridescent Blue Cosmetic Dish
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Featuring a squat body with slightly everted sides, wide circular mouth with a thick folded rim, concave base with a pontil mark. 183 grams, 10.7 cm wide
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
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Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: an agate cabochon with a nude hero resting his foot on a boulder; an agate intaglio with a female profile bust; a brown banded agate cabochon with the head of a putto; a red carnelian face of a putto; a glass intaglio with a muscular nude hero depicted from behind. 6.08 grams total, 9-20 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above. -
Roman Silver Bird Brooch
4th century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £50
Depicting a bird with folded wings and a fan-shaped tail, spring, pin and catchplate to the reverse. 10.52 grams, 35 mm
Ex Wiltshire, UK, collection, 1990s.
