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LOT 0194
Roman Cameo of a Female Head in Gold Ring
1ST-2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 in. (2.73 grams, 18.12 mm overall, 15.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H, USA 3 3/4, Europe 6.18, Japan 6)).
Inset cameo with finely detailed chignon hairstyle; set in an 18th century gold finger ring.
ProvenanceAcquired on the UK art market.
Private collection, England.
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LOT 0194
Roman Cameo of a Female Head in Gold Ring
Estimate £1,500 - 2,000€1,740 - 2,320 (for guidance only)$2,030 - 2,700 (for guidance only)
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Oval in plan and plano-convex in section, depicting a boar at bay from a hound; set in a later heavy silver mount with French maker's mark and French assay mark; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 12.35 grams, 25.62 mm overall, 18.51 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N 1/2, USA 6 3/4, Europe 14.35, Japan 13)
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Roman Gemstone Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £380 - 480 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £210
Mixed group including a standing female, a perching bird and others; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. 2.66 grams total, 7-16 mm
From the collection of a gentleman, acquired on the London art market in the 1990s.
Two of the gemstones in this collection show cockerels. The motif of fighting or individual cockerels was very popular in the classical world, and individual cockerels (the animal often associated with gods, such as Mercury or Sol/Helios) were also often depicted in a standing position. Another gemstone appears to represent a nude figure of Dionysos/Bacchus draped in a long cloak, and another shows Helios with a radiate crown. -
Roman Bronze Pendant Group
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: one leaf-shaped with bulb finial; one rectangular with openwork and enamel detailing. 17.9 grams total, 46-60 mm
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