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LOT 1032
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1 5/8 in. (24 grams, 40 mm).
Pelta-shaped with trefoil finial to the vertical lobe, recessed D-shaped cell with enamel fill, central roundel with enamel fill; integral box fitting to reverse housing the chord and pin, catch to lower end. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
Cf. Hattatt, R., Brooches of Antiquity, Oxford, 1987, item 1420, for type.
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LOT 1032
Roman Enamelled Bronze Plate Brooch
Estimate £80 - 100€93 - 116 (for guidance only)$108 - 135 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Sardonyx Gemstone in Silver Ring
1st century B.C.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
An oval intaglio showing a hand with summum bonum: cornucopia and poppy ear, set in a later ring with granulation; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.37 grams, 23.00 mm overall, 16.66 mm internal diameter (approximate size British L 1/2, USA 6, Europe 11.87, Japan 11)
Acquired on the European art market. -
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Eastern Roman Carnelian Gemstone with Stag
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Discoid in plan with incuse stag motif, head erect and legs folded beneath the body. 0.41 grams, 10 mm
Property of a European gentleman, acquired from the estate of a London collector (formed before 2000). -
Roman Bronze Triple-Horse Brooch
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Bow brooch formed as a horse with a second horse-head to the tail, third opposing horse head forming the catch, the hind legs extending to a T-shaped bar for the hinged pin. 16.79 grams, 34 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
