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LOT 0140
Roman Footed Glass Vessel
3RD CENTURY A.D.
6 1/2 in. (59.6 grams, 16.7 cm).
Bulbous body with a flaring foot and a tall funicular neck.
ProvenanceFrom an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
LiteratureCf. for a similar example Filarska, B., Szkla Starozytne (Ancient Glass), vol.II, Warszawa, 1972, II, cat.122, pl.XXVII,2.
FootnotesThis bottle originates from an Eastern workshop; however, the high quality of the glass and the grinding away of the pontil mark suggest a date in the early 3rd century AD.
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LOT 0140
Roman Footed Glass Vessel
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£200 (EUR 232; USD 270) +BP*
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Roman Sapphire Gemstone with Crescent Moon and Star
Third quarter of 1st century B.C.Estimate: £2,500 - 3,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,250
Cushion-shaped greenish-blue intaglio engraved with a large crescent moon and star. 1.05 grams, 10 mm
Formerly in a private collection of an European lady, 1970s-1980s. Private collection, UK. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate number no.13305-257800.
Basaltic sapphires used by the Romans came from surface deposits in northern Ethiopia, which were already known and productive in ancient times. This hypothesis is supported by comments by Pliny the Elder (23–79 A.D.) and Solinus (early 3rd century A.D.), both of whom referred to gems from Ethiopia named ‘hyacintos’, which is generally accepted in archaeology to be the ancient name of sapphire. The moon and stars have been, since the 4th century BC, symbols of the city of Byzantium and were also linked with Spartan military culture. -
Roman Bronze Cupid Statuette
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £100
Depicting a naked winged Cupid in a dynamic pose, right arm extended, left arm against the body, with the right leg extended backwards and the left leg firmly placed on the high pedestal, a dove or a torch might originally have been held in his hands; head modelled with well-sculpted facial details and straggly hair covering his ears, a top-knot at the top of his head at the end of a pair of braids; possibly once forming part of a larger group, probably centred around a statuette of Venus. 47.8 grams, 78 mm
Ex South London collection; acquired before 1980. -
Roman Bronze Horse-Head Whorl Plate Brooch
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £60 - 80 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With horse-head decoration to each arm, each head with punched ring-and-dot eye; a catchplate and hinged pin to verso. 14.2 grams, 41 mm
From the private coin collection of a West London, UK, gentleman, formed since the mid 1980s.
