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LOT 255872
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
1ST CENTURY A.D.
2 5/8 - 6 1/4 in. (897 grams total, 6.8-16 cm).
Fragments of wall plaster with rendered surface painted with mainly Pompeii red, pale blue, brown and white detailing; some with an impression of timber laths to the reverse. [5, No Reserve]
Provenance
Acquired in the 19th century.
Ex Jeger collection, Switzerland.
UK gallery, early 2000s.
Literature
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.
Footnotes
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.
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LOT 255872
Roman Fresco Wall Plaster Collection
Estimate £50 - 70€58 - 81 (for guidance only)$68 - 95 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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