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LOT 1098
Roman Gemstone Collection
2ND-3RD CENTURY A.D. OR LATER
1/4 - 1/2 in. (3.68 grams total, 5-14 mm).
Including Venus crouching, perching bird, hand with bunch of flowers 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.
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LOT 1098
Roman Gemstone Collection
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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Large Roman Carnelian and Other Gemstone Collection
2nd-3rd century A.D.Estimate: £800 - 1,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £400
Comprising fifty-six intaglios and intaglio fragments, motifs including: a helmetted Minerva, a cameo of a male bust with a labarum, a kneeling figure, a standing figure holding a long staff and a snake(?), a reclining quadruped before a tree, a leaping lion, and others. 16 grams total, 5-16 mm
Private collection, London. -
Large Roman Carnelian and Other Gemstone Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £1,500 - 2,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £750
Comprising eleven gemstones with various motifs, including: a cameo with a face, a profile bust wearing a filet, an insect with a stinger, a bust of Minerva, a lion on a baseline, a helmetted head of a warrior, a harvesting scene, two with a bird(?), an advancing nude female with an inscription before, and one inscribed 'ZEEL'. 5.33 grams total, 7-13 mm
Private collection, London. -
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Romano-British Enamelled Bronze Miniature Altar
Circa 2nd century A.D.Estimate: £300 - 400 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £150
A hollow-formed miniature altar or incense burner with four short legs, panels of red and red enamelled ornament to the sides. 16.1 grams, 20.15 mm
Acquired on the UK art market in the 1980s. From an East Anglian private collection.
