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LOT 0600
Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 7/8 - 6 in. (1.36 kg total, 7.3-15.3 cm).
A mixed group of coarse white wall plaster fragments from a fresco, with painted designs in white, ochre, claret, crimson and blue. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 19th century.
Jeger collection, Switzerland.
Property of an English gentleman.
See Casa Dell’Ara Massima or House of Pinarius or Casa di Narcisso, VI.16.15 Pompeii, excavated 1903.
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Roman Fresco Painted Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £65
A mixed group of coarse white wall plaster fragments from a fresco, with painted designs in white, ochre, claret, crimson and blue. 1.36 kg total, 7.3-15.3 cm
Fair condition.
Acquired in the 19th century. Jeger collection, Switzerland. Property of an English gentleman. -
Roman Dimpled Glass Flask
1st-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
A clear glass vessel with dimpled piriform body and flared neck; basal ring; areas of iridescence. 59 grams, 14 cm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France. -
Roman Miniature Glass Flask
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £585
An aubergine-coloured glass flask with tubular neck and rolled rim, applied clear glass handles and wavy trail to circumference; iridescent surfaces; repaired. 30 grams, 97 mm high
French collection, 1960s-early 2000s. From an important Paris gallery, France.