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LOT 0662
Roman Brown Stone Cameo with Female Bust
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.57 grams, 13 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with a low-relief female profile portrait bust with hair dressed in a chignon. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceProperty of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000).
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LOT 0662
Roman Brown Stone Cameo with Female Bust
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Sidonian Mould Blown Glass Juglet
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
With a broad mouth, applied D-section handle and flattened foot, integral bands of vertical corrugation and S-scrolls to the equator. 22.9 grams, 83 mm
Acquired on the UK art market, 1990s. Private collection, New York, USA. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13363-255450.
There are several published mould-blown flasks decorated with a tendril scroll around the body, flanked by tongues and petals, a decoration that appears in at least three different variants. They have either one or two handles. -
Roman Bronze Crossbow Brooch
4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With facetted onion-knop finials above notched collars, a vertical band of punched detailing to the bow extending along the foot, chamfered lateral faces to the foot with radiating detailing, and a hinged pin to the reverse. 47.9 grams, 79 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
Roman Bronze Military Glove Ring with Four Bezels
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
A substantial ring with a keeled hoop with four bezels decorated with hatching and separated by raised banding. 7.91 grams, 29.88 mm overall, 23.37 mm internal diameter (approximate size British Z+2 1/2, USA 13 3/4, Europe 32.01, Japan 30)
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
