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LOT 0730
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Bust of Minerva in Gold Ring
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (6.56 grams, 25.12 mm overall, 19.72 x 15.33 mm internal diameter (approximate size British N, USA 6 1/2, Europe 13.72, Japan 13)).
Discoid cloison with profile bust wearing a Corinthian style crested helmet; set into a later gold ring; supplied with a museum-quality impression.
ProvenanceAcquired on the the French art market, 2017.
Private collection, England.
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LOT 0730
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Bust of Minerva in Gold Ring
Estimate £1,000 - 1,400€1,160 - 1,620 (for guidance only)$1,350 - 1,890 (for guidance only)
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Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £48
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue and white detailing; some with impression of timber laths to the reverse. 690 grams total, 7.9-10.5 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. Some panels were probably framed by a red grenade fillet. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colour over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle -
Roman Gold Child's Ring with Garnet Ewer Gemstone
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £600 - 800 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £300
Solid ring inset with an intaglio of an ewer with socle foot and handle; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.87 grams, 9.77 mm overall, 7.20 mm internal diameter
Private English collection, formed between the late 1970s and early 1990s. Private collection, UK.