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LOT 0938
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
1ST-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 5/8 in. (1.91 grams total, 8-17 mm).
Comprising: a banded agate intaglio with profile male bust; a red carnelian intaglio with winged Victory; an orange carnelian intaglio with winged Victory; a glass intaglio with a nude figure resting his hand on a boulder; a round intaglio with Victory and another figure. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceUK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above.
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LOT 0938
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
Estimate £300 - 400€350 - 460 (for guidance only)$410 - 540 (for guidance only)
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Roman Bronze Duck with Ducklings Mount
Circa 2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £150 - 200 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £75
Modelled in high relief with hollow underside and fixing peg; wing detailing and duckling to each side. 9.03 grams, 34 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection. -
Roman Translucent Glass Wide Bottomed Bottle
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
With a wide discoid base, conical body with slender neck and expanding rim; old label reading 'Weachler's Gallery 690'. 30.5 grams, 13.7 cm
From the private collection of Lloyd and Jeanne Raport, Washinton D.C. and Florida, formed between 1972-2000. Estate auction, Weschlers, Maryland, 10 June 1984, lot 690. -
Roman Terracotta Coin Forger's Mould
Circa 3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £50 - 70 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid clay mould with an impressed design of a coin on each face. 6.3 grams, 29 mm
London gentleman's collection, 1970-1990s, by descent.
