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LOT 1029
Roman Enamelled Bronze Disc Brooch Group
CIRCA 2ND CENTURY A.D.
3/4 - 1 in. (20.27 grams total, 21-25 mm).
Comprising five discoid brooches, most retaining some polychrome enamel. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom a Dunmow, UK, collection; formed from 1970.
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Roman Glass Vessel and Later Artefact Collection
5th-18th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £46
Comprising: miniature blue glass jar with flared neck; fragment of painted ceramic rim; crotal bell; miniature hand bell with concentric ring decoration. 150 grams total, 43.5-70 mm
From the old private collection of a retired UK gentleman; his collection formed in the 1990s. -
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Roman Enamelled Bronze 'Tortoise' Brooch
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £20
Comprising a right-angled transverse neck, plate with scooped sides and tortoise-head finial; remains of enamel and hatching to the obverse. 9.14 grams, 37 mm
From the collection of a Buckinghamshire, UK, collector established from the earlier 1960s. -
Roman Olive Green Glass Vessel with Blue Spot Decoration
1st-2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £442
With tapering sidewall and flared rim, applied blue glass splashes. 37.8 grams, 68 mm
Acquired Christie's, London, Antiquities, Works of Art and Important Renaissance Bronzes, Plaquettes and Limoges Enamels, 8 July 1981, no.6 (part). From a private Wiltshire, UK, collection. Accompanied by a copy of the relevant Christie's catalogue pages.
