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LOT 0586
Roman Bronze Double-Horse Brooch
4TH-5TH CENTURY A.D.
1 1/2 in. (8.78 grams, 38 mm).
Bow brooch formed as an arch with addorsed horse-heads with notched detailing, pin and catchplate below. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
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LOT 0586
Roman Bronze Double-Horse Brooch
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
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Large Roman Bronze Decorated Bow Brooch
Circa 1st century A.D.Estimate: £30 - 40 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Colchester-type brooch with chord and pin, median band of incuse undulating lines to the bow; pin soldered in place in antiquity. 20.3 grams, 73 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. Accompanied by the original collector's data sheet(s) with reference no.A122. -
Roman Bronze Oil Lamp with Masks
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £750
With an elongated body, long nozzle with a rounded tip; raised rim to filling hole with hinged lid bearing a mask with sockets to the eyes for silver inserts; handle curved and terminating in a female mask with hair dressed in tiers, eyes recessed to be inlaid with silver; broad nozzle with cup and raised rim; socket to underside for mounting on a stand. 560 grams, 15.5 cm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
The lamp is crafted in a very fine style, probably in a classical form from the 1st or 2nd century. It belongs to a type known and widespread in the Mediterranean, with parallels in Paris, Madrid, the museums of Cadiz, Tarragona, and Aquileia. -
Roman Bronze Head Pendant
4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Modelled as a stylised face with annular eyes and a slit mouth, convex to the reverse, with a large loop above. 26.1 grams, 33 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
