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LOT 0925
Roman Bronze Jeweller's Hammer
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 in. (9.37 grams, 66 mm).
With a slender looped handle attached to a double-ended hammer of waisted profile. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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Large Transparent Roman Glass Bottle
2nd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
With large piriform body and dimpled base; funicular, waisted neck and rolled rim. 85 grams, 19 cm high
Acquired in the 1970s, thence by descent 2012. Private UK collection, Cambridge, UK. Property of an East Sussex, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Translucent Glass Bottle
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £195
Bulbous body with dimple base, tall tubular neck with rolled, stepped and folded rim. 66 grams, 15 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1980-1990s. -
Roman Apollo Gemstone in Gold Ring
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Carnelian intaglio profile bust of Apollo with hair dressed; set into a later sturdy ring with round-section shank and bezel formed as a cell with flange to the rim and granules flanking the junction with the shank. 9.87 grams, 25.73 mm overall, 20.42 mm internal diameter (approximate size British T 1/2, USA 9 3/4, Europe 21.89, Japan 21)
Acquired 1960s-1990s. From the late Alison Barker collection, a retired London barrister. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.12221-218651.
