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LOT 0642
Roman Bronze Animal Finial and Mount Group
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 1/8 in. (8.56 grams, 18-28.6 mm).
Comprising: a finial formed as a slender bird; a stylised bull's head mount with a loop on the reverse; an openwork bird mount with remains of a loop on the reverse. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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Roman Marble Head of a Wealthy Lady
1st century A.D.Estimate: £10,000 - 14,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5,000
Carved in the round with dressed hair and braided band with fanned closure above the brow; finely modelled facial detailing; mounted on a custom-made stand. 24.5 kg total, 41 cm including stand
From the collection of L.V. (1950-1960), Paris, France. Collection of Monsieur X. (1931-2017), dispersed for the benefit of the Monaco Red Cross. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a copy of French passport no.229089.
The portrait is of an idealised feminine head, probably modelled on an Aphrodite type, with the hair in a bun on the nape, adorned with circles and with a tuft knotted at the top of the forehead, re-used as a portrait of a Roman lady. Many statue types were used both for portraits of women of the imperial family and for the portraits of other women, some of them based on images of goddesses. -
Roman Bronze Decorated Armilla Bracelet
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Penannular rectangular-section body with stylised beast-head finials, the upper face with linear and ring-and-dot motifs. 24 grams, 63 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Ring with Bird
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £59
An interphalangeal ring with a slender hoop and an oval bezel with a stylised bird. 1.69 grams, 17.62 mm overall, 13.08 x 15.34 mm internal diameter (approximate size British F 1/2, USA 3, Europe 4.30, Japan 4)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
