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LOT 0878
Roman Bronze Mount with Dolphin
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 in. (94 grams, 72 mm).
Fragment of a vessel with integral dolphin modelled in the round with hatched fins, pellet eyes, looped tail for attachment of a cord or light chain.
ProvenanceAcquired in Europe in 1990.
European private collection.
Cf. Christie's London, A Peaceable Kingdom: The Leo Mildenberg Collection of Ancient Animals, 26th-27th October, 2004, pp.219-220, for similar.
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LOT 0878
Roman Bronze Mount with Dolphin
Estimate £180 - 240€210 - 280 (for guidance only)$240 - 320 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Horse Brooch
Circa 2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £111
Formed as a standing horse, the hindlegs forming crossbar, tail forming hinged pin, forelegs forming catchplate; ring-and-dot motifs to shoulders, linear detailing to the mane. 11.8 grams, 35 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. -
Roman Bronze Mount with Dolphin
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £180 - 240 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £90
Fragment of a vessel with integral dolphin modelled in the round with hatched fins, pellet eyes, looped tail for attachment of a cord or light chain. 94 grams, 72 mm
Acquired in Europe in 1990. European private collection. -
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Roman Decorated Black Glass Bead Necklace String
1st century A.D. or laterSold for (Inc. bp): £39
Restrung; composed of opaque black glass beads formed of bangle fragments, graduated in size. 26.4 grams, 64 cm long
UK gallery, early 2000s.
