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LOT 0128
Roman Bronze Horse
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 7/8 in. (80 grams, 47 mm high).
Modelled standing on a rectangular base, standing facing, tail hanging between legs, simple stylised facial detailing.
Provenance‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
LiteratureCf. Christies, London, A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, 26th-27th October, 2004, lot 247, for a horse of comparable style.
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LOT 0128
Roman Bronze Horse
Estimate £700 - 900€810 - 1,040 (for guidance only)$950 - 1,220 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Sun Whorl Brooch Group
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Composed of two openwork brooches, including one complete example with pin lug, pin and catchplate to reverse. 18.4 grams total, 30 mm each
From the collection of a North American gentleman, formed in the 1990s. -
Roman North African Redware Head Amphora
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £1,800 - 2,400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £900
Formed in the round as the head and neck of an androgynous figure, integral oval-section neck with ribbing to top; stylised face and hair detailing extending around the body to the reverse of the vessel, where the D-section handle is located. 816 grams, 26 cm high
From a Cambridgeshire, UK, collection, 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.202850. -
Roman Bronze Cockerel
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
Free-standing with semi-naturalistic detailing to the head, wing and tail feathers, comb and wattle. 78 grams, 47 mm
‘The Ancient Menagerie Collection’ formerly the property of a Cambridgeshire lady, collected since the 1990s and acquired from auctions and dealers throughout Europe and the USA, now ex London collection.
