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LOT 0724
Roman Garnet Gemstone with Youthful Portrait
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D.
1/4 in. (0.43 grams, 8 mm).
Plano-convex type with incuse design of a profile portrait bust of a youthful male; supplied with a museum-quality impression. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
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LOT 0724
Roman Garnet Gemstone with Youthful Portrait
Estimate £120 - 170€140 - 200 (for guidance only)$160 - 230 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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Roman Aubergine Glass Pitcher
3rd-4th century A.D.Estimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £200
Comprising a bulbous body with a dimple base and a funicular neck with an applied band below the rim and a handle to the rear. 93.2 grams, 10.8 cm
From an important London, UK, collection 1980-2020.
The pitcher shows the style of production of the Roman Rhine workshops. Several hundred vessels with applied decoration are known from the Roman Rhineland. The numerous finds from graves and the evidence of glass furnaces in Cologne suggest that a large proportion of these vessels were produced in local workshops, then spread throughout the empire. -
Roman Artefact Reproduction Group
20th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Comprising: a miniature Centurion helmet, a miniature gladius, and a small goose-neck spoon; each with information cards. 108 grams total, 7.8-17 cm including case
From the private collection of Mr Brian Edwards, New Malden, Surrey, UK, formed from the late 1970s-early 1980s; thence by descent. -
Roman Gold Ring with Nicolo Gemstone
Circa 3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
Comprising a D-section hoop with pairs of punched ring-and-dot motifs, a discoid flange to the bezel with similar decoration and a central cell with inset replacement nicolo cloison. 4.67 grams, 20.33 mm overall, 17.70 x 15.02 mm internal diameter (approximate size British K 1/2, USA 5 1/2, Europe 10.58, Japan 10)
Ex property of a London gentleman; acquired by his father in the 1970s; thence by descent. Private collection, Suffolk, UK.
