Loading, please wait...
Details
LOT 0153
Roman Footed Glass Cup
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
4 1/2 in. (75 grams, 11.3 cm).
Conical profile with slight waisted and integral foot, chamfered rim.
Provenance
From a London, UK, collection, 1990s.
CONDITIONVETTING:
TimeLine Auctions follows a vetting process to ensure the authenticity and legality of all items, reinforcing our commitment to integrity and responsible trading. Each antiquity, antique, and coin lot undergoes thorough examination by a vetting committee of at least ten external specialists, professional trade association members, scientists, and archaeologists: Our Vetting Process
AUCTIONS:
TimeLine is a leading auction house specialising in antiquities, ancient art, collectables, natural history, coins, medals, and books. Our auctions offer museums, collectors, historians, and enthusiasts the opportunity to acquire unique and historically significant pieces.
LOT 0153
Roman Footed Glass Cup
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
RELATED LOTS
-
Roman Iridescent Glass Unguentarium
1st-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £52
Tall and slender iridescent vessel with bulb to the base and flared rim. 7.47 grams, 10.5 cm
Acquired 1980-2015. Ex Abelita family collection. -
Roman Gemstone Collection
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £624
Group comprising: carnelian intaglio with figure of Minerva; nicolo with figure of Victory with wreath; glazed composition scarab. 0.62 grams total, 10 mm each
From a private, UK, collection in the 1980s. Property of a London, UK antiquarian. -
Eastern Roman Gold Earrings in the Shape of a Grape
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,000
Each with a hollow-formed crescentic hoop, piriform plaque with inset glass panel and granulated border, hollow-bulb cluster beneath with three applied piriform plaques and granule finial. 9.26 grams total, 37-38 mm
Acquired in the mid 1980s-1990s. Private collection, Switzerland, thence by descent. Private collection, since the late 1990s. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by a search certificate number no.12393-226929.