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LOT 1165
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
3RD CENTURY B.C.-3RD CENTURY A.D.
3/8 - 1/2 in. (2.71 grams total, 10-13 mm).
Comprising: a red carnelian intaglio with two ants; an oval intaglio with two insects(?); a green stone intaglio with a cornucopia, dolphin and other motifs; a rock crystal scaraboid; an orange glass intaglio with the head of a horse. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above.
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LOT 1165
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Roman Miniature Silver Eagle Statuette
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Bids: 3 | Current Bid: £20
Modelled as a stylised eagle on a tongue-shaped platform, incised decoration to the body. 2.2 grams, 16 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman. -
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Roman Bronze Hunchback Grotesque Statuette
1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,200
Modelled in the round, sitting nude with head turned, arms and legs bent; wearing a brimmed cap with a feather in the crown; the spine and sternum modelled protruding, large, impressed eyes, genitals protruding below the crossed legs. 130 grams, 93 mm
Acquired from Helios Ancient Art, Mayfair, London, UK, circa 1986. From a privately held London, UK, collection from the 1980s-1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13276-253965.
Such small bronzes with physical abnormalities and exaggerated features served as entertainment, but also had the function of warding off evil. -
Roman and Other Mixed Glass Bead Necklace String
1st-4th century A.D. and laterEstimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Composed of annular, oblate, and other beads with a large facetted biconical bead fragment as a central feature, restrung. 17.19 grams, 35.2 cm
Ex London, UK, collection, 1990s.
