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LOT 0636
Roman Axe Plate Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (13.6 grams, 47 mm).
A bronze plate brooch formed as an axe, scrolled tendrils to socket and butt, slender handle; hinged pin and catch to the reverse.
ProvenanceAcquired before 2000.
From the collection of a European gentleman living in the UK.
Cf. Melchart, W., Antike Kostbarkeiten aus Osterreichischem privatbesitz, Wien, 1997, fig.22, for a very similar specimen.
FootnotesThe fibula, made for a military cloak, belongs to the type 28 of Jobst classification. Similar fibulae were widespread in the central part of the Limes between Germania Superior and Raetia.
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Large Roman Aubergine Glass Twin-Handled Jar
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,778
An aubergine glass jar with onion-shaped body, cylindrical neck, trumpet-style mouth and rolled lip; two applied green glass handles and pie crust frill around neck, body with decorative raised lobes; some iridescence. 246 grams, 18 cm high
Fine condition.
Mitsukoshi, Tokyo, Japan, 1981. Kokusai Bijutsu: Ninth International Art Exhibition, no.46. Acquired Bonhams, New Bond Street, 28 November 2019, lot 146. Ex J.L. collection Surrey, UK. Accompanied by copies of the Bonhams catalogue pages. -
Roman and Other Mixed Bead Group
Mainly early 1st millennium A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £229
A mixed group of beads including tabular, oblate, melon, fusiform and other types in glass, onyx, crystal, faience, shell and other materials. 288 grams total, 2-28 mm
Fair condition.
Abelita family collection, 1980-2015. -
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Large Roman Rectangular Glass Bottle
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £500
A mottled aqua-green glass bottle, the body square in plan with tall tubular trumpet-shaped mouth and neck, folded ribbed-strap handle; moulded detail to the underside of four anchor-shaped motifs radiating from the centre; cracked. 479 grams, 20.2 cm high
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private Swiss collection since 1998. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11634-199024.
