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LOT 0637
Roman Bronze Decorated Statuette Base
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/8 in. (37.9 grams, 55 mm).
Broad and squat with stepped rim, low-relief foliage decoration, tondo with attachment point for figure. [No Reserve]
ProvenancePreviously belonging to J Stewart, Mayfair, London, UK; acquired in the early 1980s.
Property of a Middlesex gentleman.
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LOT 0637
Roman Bronze Decorated Statuette Base
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman to Migration Period Silver Pendant Group
1st-8th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including a vineleaf with knop finial, recurved helmet-handle type and others. 7.78 grams total, 22-32 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Late Roman Terracotta Oil Lamp with Nine-Petalled Flower
5th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising a shallow discus with a wreath on the shoulder, a central nine-petalled flower surrounding the filler hole, a long nozzle with raised sides, a lug handle to the rear, and a raised basal ring. 158 grams, 13.4 cm
By descent to the son of a late Hertfordshire gentleman collector, whose collection was formed from the 1960s. -
Roman Nicolo Intaglio Depicting a Horse Beneath a Tree in Gold Ring
1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Comprising a dark blue layered chalcedony, engraved with the figure of a horse standing beneath a stylised tree, within which perch two birds, mounted in a later gold ring of broad, flat-shouldered form, engraved with floral and scrollwork motifs; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 5.33 grams, 20.30 mm overall, 17.24 x 16.55 mm internal diameter (approximate size British M, USA 6, Europe 12.46, Japan 12)
Acquired on the European art market. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13366-257910.
Nicolo’s two-tone effect, with its pale upper layer and darker ground, enhances the depth and clarity of the intaglio engraving.
