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LOT 0893
Roman Ceramic Miniature Oil Lamp Pendant
1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1 in. (3.85 grams, 25 mm).
Formed as a small oil lamp with a loop handle to the rear.
ProvenanceEx the private collection of the late Mr S.M., London, UK, 1970s-1990s.
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LOT 0893
Roman Ceramic Miniature Oil Lamp Pendant
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£50 (EUR 58; USD 68) +BP*
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Roman Bronze Zebu Statuette
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £375
Hollow-formed in reclining pose with the legs folded beneath the body, tail curled over the rump, hump to rear of neck. 61 grams, 47 mm
Acquired in 1992. Private collection, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. -
Large Roman Bronze Basket-Vase with Swinging Handles
Roman Imperial, 1st century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £12,000 - 17,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £6,000
Ellipsoid in plan, with a low basal ring, thick convex rim, and carination towards the front, lateral hinges, the knuckles formed as addorsed duck-heads, each with silver-inlaid eyes, a scrolled panel to the rear retaining the pivot of the ribbed D-shaped handles. 1.68 kg, 28 cm
Acquired in Switzerland, 1996. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D'Amato. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate dated 30th April 2004. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.12363-226688.
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Late Roman Redware Oil Lamp with Leaping Lion
Circa 6th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising a piriform body and a lug handle to the rear, the discus with two filler holes and a raised rim extending to the nozzle, a leaping lion facing towards the handle at the centre, concentric rings at the base and a raised line flanked by dotted bands beneath the nozzle. 180 grams, 12.4 cm
From a UK collection formed in the 1980s. Property of an Essex, UK, gentleman.
