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LOT 0096
Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies
1ST CENTURY B.C.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (1.08 grams total, 9-14 mm).
Comprising three oval intaglios, one with a domed base and each featuring a profile bust, one wearing a modius and one wearing a laurel wreath; supplied with museum-quality impressions. [3]
ProvenanceUK private collection, acquired on the English market in the 2000s.
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LOT 0096
Roman Carnelian Gemstone Collection with Jupiter Effigies
Estimate £500 - 700€580 - 810 (for guidance only)$680 - 950 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£250 (EUR 290; USD 338) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Panther Plate Brooch
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £40
Formed as a reclining panther with legs extended and tail recuved to the rump, head raised and modelled in the round; enamelled roundel cells to the flanks; hinged pin and catch to the reverse. 10.36 grams, 36 mm
Acquired on the UK art market. Property of a Lancashire, UK, collector. Accompanied by a certificate of authenticity from Clare Morris, dated 26 February 2012. -
Roman Gold Pendant with Cabochon
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With suspension loop and link, filigree fillet to the border, and an inset glass cabochon. 1.54 grams, 23 mm
Ex property of a European gentleman living in the UK; formerly in a private collection formed in the 1990s. Private collection, Suffolk, UK. -
Large Roman Glass Roundel with Lion
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Bids: 4 | Current Bid: £42
Pale green roundel showing a lion's head in three-quarter view, the beast with open jaws and voluminous mane. 10.5 grams, 28 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.