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LOT 1028
Roman Brown Chalcedony Gemstone with Goat
1ST CENTURY B.C.
1/2 in. (0.42 grams, 13 mm).
Brown-yellow translucent intaglio with an engraved billy goat with long horns, goatee and shaggy fur ambling to left on a groundline.
ProvenanceGerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 252, 25-26 September 2007, no.1592.
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LOT 1028
Roman Brown Chalcedony Gemstone with Goat
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£135 (EUR 157; USD 182) ‡+BP*
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Roman Bronze Hunchback Grotesque Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
Modelled in the round, sitting nude with head turned, arms and legs bent; wearing a brimmed cap with a feather in the crown; the spine and sternum modelled protruding, large, impressed eyes, genitals protruding below the crossed legs. 130 grams, 93 mm
Acquired from Helios Ancient Art, Mayfair, London, UK, circa 1986. From a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1980s-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13276-253965.
Such small bronzes with physical abnormalities and exaggerated features served as entertainment, but also had the function of warding off evil. -
Roman Stone and Glass Gem Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including running deer, winged figure, perchng bird and other types, some supplied with a museum-quality impression. 4.01 grams total, 6-13 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Brown Chalcedony Gemstone with Goat
1st century B.C.Estimate: £300 - 400 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £135
Brown-yellow translucent intaglio with an engraved billy goat with long horns, goatee and shaggy fur ambling to left on a groundline. 0.42 grams, 13 mm
Gerhard Hirsch Nachfolger, Auction 252, 25-26 September 2007, no.1592.
