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LOT 0865
Roman Bronze Key Collection
2ND-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7/8 - 2 1/8 in. (68 grams total, 22-53 mm).
Including 'key-ring', waisted bow and other types. [3, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the collection of the famous author, writer and speaker, Gordon Bailey, Essex, UK; formed since 1968.
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Roman Bronze Mars Rider Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £221
Modelled in the round, nude male with legs in straddling pose, left hand thrust forward and right arm raised with hand open; head exaggerated with shoulder-length hair and crested helmet. 35.6 grams, 60 mm
From a collection acquired on the UK art market from various auction houses and collections mostly before 2000. From an important Cambridgeshire estate; thence by descent.
The pseudo-Corinthian or Apulo-Corinthian helmet, here represented on the head of the divinity, was originally a legionary helmet, then became, in the Late Consular Age, an officer's helmet, then a typical attribute of military commanders and then of the war god, Mars. However, this statuette of Mars has strong Celtic connotations, as evidenced by the torques around the neck and the warrior god's hair. -
Roman Bronze Eros Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Modelled in the round, nude, striding forwards with his wings spread, his right hand reaching out to grasp a bow (absent), and left hand extending to the rear; feather detailing to the wings, piled hairstyle. 76 grams, 76 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Bronze Dolphin Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £26
With deep curved bow, dorsal fin to the apex and fantail footplate, hinged pin. 7.89 grams, 36 mm
Property of the vendor's grandfather, thence by family descent, circa 1985. From the private collection of a New York, USA gentleman.
