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LOT 0870
Roman Bronze Horse Plate Brooch
CIRCA 1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 1/4 in. (9.79 grams, 31 mm).
Formed as a grazing horse standing on a groundline, catchplate and pin to the reverse. [No Reserve]
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 0870
Roman Bronze Horse Plate Brooch
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Translucent Glass Bowl with Wheel-Cut Design
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £1,000 - 1,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £270
Fine translucent bowl with a rounded base, hemispherical in profile with seven wheel-cut dimples on the base forming a flower motif; a circumferential band of alternating horizontal and vertical facetted cut strokes on the body; repaired. 112 grams, 90 mm wide
Mayfair, London, UK, gallery, 2000s. Ex Surrey, UK, gentleman. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
The bowl belongs to the 2nd-3rd century types with faceted and engraved decoration. The ornaments included floral decorations, like here, or birds, fruits and other objects in the middle band and bottom. -
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
1st century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a transparent agate intaglio with a profile bust; a banded agate intaglio with a kneeling figure; an agate cameo with a female head; a red jasper intaglio with a putto; an oval thick intaglio with a profile female bust. 2.85 grams total, 9-13 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above. -
Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st-16th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including disc bezel with incuse running stag, bifurcated ellipsoids, plaque with standing figure and other types. 32.9 grams total, 18-25 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
