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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)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Gilt Bronze Phalera and Seal Capsule
Mid-1st century A.D. and laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a hinged phalera composed of a niello-decorated gilt boss with a leaf design, a later restored double eyelet on the reverse and a hinged openwork palmette-shaped plate, likely from a horse harness; a hinged seal capsule depicting a cat and a horseman with five ring-and-dot motifs on the outer faces, loop above. 45 grams total, 43-81 mm
The Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger Collection (1903-1990 & 1918-1999), Lucerne (Inv.Nos.K8060Q and K8065J). Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above circa 1974. By inheritance in the same Swiss family, Lucerne. -
Large Roman Carthaginian Redware Ribbed Jug
Punic, circa 3rd-2nd century B.C.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a carinated body, everted neck and ribbed handle to one side. 497 grams, 18 cm
Ex old English collection. From the estate of a late Bristol, South West England, collector. -
Roman to Byzantine Bronze Buckle Collection
Circa 1st-6th century A.D.Estimate: £120 - 170 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £60
Including D-shaped, square and other types. 60 grams total, 25-43 mm
Ex German art market, 2000s. Acquired from an EU collector living in London. From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
