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LOT 0923
Roman Bronze Two-Headed Sea Horse Brooch
CIRCA 2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 3/8 in. (9.25 grams, 37 mm).
Plate brooch with pin-lugs, pin and catch to reverse, addorsed equine heads with recesses to accept enamel. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1192, for zoomorphic type.
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Roman Vase Gemstone in Gold Ring
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Opening Bid: £600
A cloison garnet intaglio with vase, flowers and seeds; set into a later gold finger ring comprising a broad hoop with beaded wire rims, scrolled shoulders with granule detailing, discoid bezel; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 8.48 grams, 22.56 mm overall, 19.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Q, USA 8, Europe 17.49, Japan 16)
Private collection, before 1975. Private collection, England. -
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Roman Gold Ring with Reclining Dog Cameo
1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,000 - 4,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,500
With a recessed bezel, inset cameo of a sleeping dog or fox with a bushy tail curled round beside the body. 6.20 grams, 24.32 mm overall, 19.23 x 15.12 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
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Discoid in plan with volute-scroll nozzle, incuse concentric rings to the tondo with filler-hole and low-relief standing figure of Mercury with petasos and caduceus; signed 'B.A' on underside. 56 grams, 95 mm
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