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LOT 0729
Roman Bronze Dolphin Furniture Mount
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3 3/8 in. (36.5 grams, 86 mm).
Formed with undulating profile, flange base with dentilled edge and fixing spike, mouth terminating in a triangular support pad. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Christie's London, A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, 26th-27th October, 2004, pp.219-220, for similar.
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Roman Bronze Ring with Venus
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
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Roman and Other Lead Weights
1st-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £13
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