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LOT 0876
Roman Bronze Seal Box Lip Group
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (2.72 grams total, 23-24 mm).
Comprising a discoid type with high-relief hare in profile; ovoid type with standing figure. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0876
Roman Bronze Seal Box Lip Group
Estimate £60 - 80€70 - 93 (for guidance only)$81 - 108 (for guidance only)
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Roman Marble Youth in Relief
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,725
Mask, plano-convex in section with almond-shaped eyes, the drilled iris to accept an inlay in a different material; mouth opening accentuated by narrow lips; crescent-shaped strands of hair framing the forehead; reverse roughly prepared; mounted on a custom-made stand. 4.97 kg total, 25 cm high including stand
Private collection, France, 1986. with Aphrodite Ancient Art, New York, U.S.A., 12 December 2016, no.17. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13533-263102.
The face in all probability comes from an architectural context, possibly from a relief frieze (point of contact visible on the right). -
Roman Iridescent Blue Cosmetic Dish
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Featuring a squat body with slightly everted sides, wide circular mouth with a thick folded rim, concave base with a pontil mark. 183 grams, 10.7 cm wide
From an important London collection of glass, 1990s. Roman glass from an important London collection, acquired from the early 1980s. Accompanied by a typed previous catalogue information page with provenance.
This was an elegantly shaped object with very precisely moulded dimensions, scooped out at the top and showing concentric circles on the flat base. It was used as a small dish for cosmetics. -
'Colchester' Roman Pottery Fragment Group
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of vessel and other fragments, including a large fragment from a footed conical bowl. 369 grams total, 2.4-10.1 cm
Found at Kiln Site, Park Road, Colchester, UK, in 1955. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s.
