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LOT 0883
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 1/2 - 4 1/2 in. (673 grams total, 6.3-11.3 cm).
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue, brown and cream detailing; some with an impression of timber laths to the reverse. [5, No Reserve]
ProvenanceAcquired in the 19th century.
Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Cf. Hakanen, V., 'VI Wall Plaster Fragments' in Berg, R., Kuivalainen, I., Domus Pompeiana M. Lucretii, IX,3, 5.24, The inscriptions, Works of Art and Finds from the Old and New Excavations, Vantaa, 2019, pp.196-224, figs.3-4.
FootnotesThese small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. A red grenade fillet probably framed some panels. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colours over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle.
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Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1st century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £104
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue, brown, cream and white detailing; some with an impression of timber laths to the reverse. 1.28 kg total, 7.3-13.4 cm
Acquired in the 19th century. Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland. UK gallery, early 2000s.
These small fragments, for analogies with the fragments of Pompeii, seem to belong to the second style of Roman painting, red panels representing highlight and shadow, decorated with vegetal interlaces. A red grenade fillet probably framed some panels. A fragment shows alternate blue and red colours over a cream background, maybe pertinent to a socle. -
Roman to Post Medieval Bronze Ring Collection
2nd-19th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £130
Including bezel fragment with inset intaglio Venus, ellipsoid bezel with ring-and-dot motifs, cup bezel with scooped shoulders and other types. 24.2 grams total, 16-25 mm
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Roman Iridescent Glass Bottle
3rd-4th century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £124
Cylindrical body with dimple base and a tubular neck with a flared rim. 27.2 grams, 91 mm
Acquired in the 1990s from London dealerships and auction houses. From the Lonson collection.
