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LOT 1138
Roman Bronze Betrothal Ring with Clasped Hands
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (4.37 grams, 19.65 mm overall, 16.24 x 15.00 mm internal diameter (approximate size British J, USA 4 3/4, Europe 8.69, Japan 8)).
Flat-section loop with expanding shoulders into a flat discoid bezel with incised motif of clasped hands.
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1138
Roman Bronze Betrothal Ring with Clasped Hands
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£60 (EUR 70; USD 81) +BP*
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Opening Bid: £5
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From the estate of a late collector, Woodbury, Connecticut, USA. From a private collection acquired in 2006. -
Roman Gold Earring Pair
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Opening Bid: £350
Matched pair, each comprising an oval plaque with raised bezel with glass insert, round-section tear-shaped hoop with hook-and-eye closure, tubular dangle with ribbed body and coiled ends. 3.07 grams total, 43 mm each
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent. -
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Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of vessel fragments, mainly from the rim, most with an inked collection note. 6.15 grams total, 3.9-12.2 cm
Found at Thames Foreshore, Southwark, London, UK, and elsewhere in the late 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
