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LOT 1137
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1/8 - 3/4 in. (5 grams total, 7-20 mm).
Including standing winged figure, perching bird, advancing stag, sea-horse and other types; each supplied with a museum-quality impression. [10, No Reserve]
ProvenanceFrom the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s.
LiteratureSee Richter, G.M.A., Catalogue of engraved gems of the classical style, New York, 1920, pl.52 nos.208-209, for a similar gemstone of Hippocampus.
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LOT 1137
Roman Gemstone Collection
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Roman Agate Gemstone Group
2nd-3rd century A.D. or laterEstimate: £200 - 300 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Including winged horse, Neptune with trident and other types; one supplied with a museum-quality impression. 3.67 grams total, 11-16 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
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Roman Glass Intaglio with Quadruped on Base
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £100 - 140 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With a quadruped on a pedestal; supplied with a museum-quality impression. 0.76 grams, 12.01 mm
From the private collection of a European gentleman (1942-2024), formed since the 1970s. -
Roman Carved Gemstone Collection
1st-3rd century A.D. and laterEstimate: £400 - 600 (+bp*)
Bids: 1 | Current Bid: £5
Comprising: a banded glass intaglio with a lion attacking a bull; a mottled blue intaglio with a profile bust; a carnelian intaglio with a profile bust; a rectangular cameo with the head of a putto; a carnelian cameo of a putto. 2.45 grams total, 8-13 mm
UK private collection assembled 1970s-90s, and thence to the liquidated state of above.
