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LOT 0900
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Male Portrait
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (0.45 grams, 10 mm).
Oval translucent intaglio with a profile of a young male wearing a cap. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above.
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LOT 0900
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Male Portrait
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman to Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
1st-16th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Including disc bezel with incuse running stag, bifurcated ellipsoids, plaque with standing figure and other types. 32.9 grams total, 18-25 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Roman Carnelian Gemstone of Two Erotes Flanking a Column in a Nineteenth-Century Gold Ring
Circa 1st-2nd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £1,200 - 1,700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £600
Oval intaglio engraved with two winged Erotes on either side of a central column or pedestal surmounted by a small standing statuette; one on the left seated on a large vessel, while the figure on the right bending and reaching towards the central column; set in a later gold ring with a plain oval bezel and slender hoop. 1.97 grams, 18.17 mm overall, 15.29 x 14.58 mm internal diameter (approximate size British I 1/2, USA 4 1/2, Europe 8.07, Japan 7)
Acquired on the European art market. UK, private collection. -
Roman Silvered Swan-Necked Spoon
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
Shallow piriform bowl attached to a stepped baluster, square-section handle with balusters and bulb finial. 24.86 grams, 15.6 cm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
