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LOT 0809
Roman Bronze Spoon with Twisted Shank
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
7 1/8 in. (25 grams, 18 cm).
With slightly dished bowl, shank cast with voids simulating a guilloche, loop finial with pointillé detailing.
ProvenanceAcquired on the London art market in the late 1980s-1990s.
From the family collection of an East London, UK, gentleman.
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Opening Bid: £1,000
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Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12393-226929. -
Roman Stone Female Bust
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £117
Depicted with a youthful face with large eyes, elaborate coiffure arranged in rows of curls with a high chignon. 27.6 grams, 43 mm
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Roman Bronze Standing Figure of Priapus
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £480
Modelled in the round, standing wearing a paenula, his two hands holding up the hem to support a pile of fruits on his erect penis; mounted on a custom-made stand. 31.7 grams total, 63 mm including stand
From the private collection of Mr K.A., acquired in the 1990s-early 2000s.
