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LOT 1096
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Pegasus
1ST CENTURY A.D.
1/2 in. (0.46 grams, 13 mm).
Ellipsoid in plan with intaglio winged horse leaping from a baseline, starburst above the rump; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureCf. a similar gemstone with Pegasus in Gołyźniak, P., Engraved Gems and Propaganda in the Roman Republic and under Augustus, Oxford, 2020, no.160.
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LOT 1096
Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Pegasus
Estimate £200 - 300€230 - 350 (for guidance only)$270 - 410 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With intaglio cockerel on a baseline with frond; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.90 grams, 13.26 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Caestarius
Circa 4th-5th century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
With deep hollow-formed body, lug handle and short nozzle, wreath to the shoulder and low-relief image of a boxer(?) on one leg. 136 grams, 11.3 cm
Ex J.R. collection, Netherlands, since before 2000. Private collection, Europe, acquired from the above. -
Roman Bronze Chariot Mount with Bust of Silenus
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,500
Ovoid in profile with hollow reverse, modelled in high relief with pallium tied at his right shoulder and garland draped across his shoulders and wreath of ivy around his brow; mounted on a custom-made stand. 435 grams total, 13.5 cm including stand
Private Swiss collection, before 1976. with Bonhams Antiquities, London, 3rd October 2000, no.202. Private European collection. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.S00038120. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13216-249243.
This type of mount was probably used as a bridle holder and placed near the driver’s seat, on the wagon platform or as a central decoration on the back of the wagon.
