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LOT 1248
Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
CIRCA 3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (12.6 grams, 40 mm).
Depicting a bird with folded wings and a fan-shaped tail, a springed pin, and a catchplate on the reverse.
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 1248
Roman Bronze Bird Brooch
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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4th century B.C.-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40 - 60 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including P-shaped bow brooch, La Tène Type I fibula and other types. 53 grams total, 63 - 40 mm
Acquired on the UK art market since the 1990s. From the property of a late Lincolnshire, UK, gentleman; thence by descent. -
Roman Cream Gemstone with Grazing Horse
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Fusiform type with intaglio profile grazing horse on a baseline; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.45 grams, 11 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Marble Youth in Relief
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,725
Mask, plano-convex in section with almond-shaped eyes, the drilled iris to accept an inlay in a different material; mouth opening accentuated by narrow lips; crescent-shaped strands of hair framing the forehead; reverse roughly prepared; mounted on a custom-made stand. 4.97 kg total, 25 cm high including stand
Private collection, France, 1986. with Aphrodite Ancient Art, New York, U.S.A., 12 December 2016, no.17. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13533-263102.
The face in all probability comes from an architectural context, possibly from a relief frieze (point of contact visible on the right).
