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LOT 0889
Roman Gilt Bronze Phalera and Seal Capsule
MID-1ST CENTURY A.D. AND LATER
1 5/8 - 3 1/4 in. (45 grams total, 43-81 mm).
Comprising: a hinged phalera composed of a niello-decorated gilt boss with a leaf design, a later restored double eyelet on the reverse and a hinged openwork palmette-shaped plate, likely from a horse harness; a hinged seal capsule depicting a cat and a horseman with five ring-and-dot motifs on the outer faces, loop above. [2, No Reserve]
ProvenanceThe Ernst and Marthe Kofler-Truniger Collection (1903-1990 & 1918-1999), Lucerne (Inv.Nos.K8060Q and K8065J).
Swiss private collection, Lucerne, acquired from the above circa 1974.
By inheritance in the same Swiss family, Lucerne.
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LOT 0889
Roman Gilt Bronze Phalera and Seal Capsule
Estimate £400 - 600€460 - 700 (for guidance only)$540 - 810 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) ‡+BP*
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Late Roman Tall Green Glass Vessel with Three Applied Blue Glass Double-Looped Handles
Circa 4th-6th century A.D.Estimate: £500 - 700 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £250
With cylindrical body on an integral basal ring, three crimped trails formed into double-looped handles, slender tubular neck with everted rim and applied two lines; repaired. 108 grams, 18 cm
From the private collection of Lloyd and Jeanne Raport, Washinton D.C. and Florida, formed between 1972-2000. -
Roman Marble Figure of a Persian Water Carrier
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £40,000 - 60,000 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £20,000
Depicted kneeling on his right knee, his left hand resting on his left knee, his right arm raised to support the water jar on his shoulders, shown wearing a Phrygian cap over his curling hair, dressed in a belted tunic falling in thick folds, the lower drapery stretched over the knees, and strapping on the legs, with a long cloak over the top, pinned at his right shoulder and falling down his back, set on an integral base. 39.45 kg, 59.7 cm
Ex private collection, Europe. Ex Australian collection, 1960s. On loan to La Trobe University, Melbourne, Australia, 1981-1986. Bonhams, London, 28 April 2010, no.139. Private collection, Europe. Accompanied by a printed copy of the Spanish cultural export licence no.1775-3178156. Accompanied by a copy of the Graham Geddes, Antiques & Antiquities invoice, 17 April 2007. Accompanied by a copy of an Art Loss Register certificate, no.2709AM. Accompanied by copies of the relevant Bonhams catalogue pages. Accompanied by an academic report by Dr Raffaele D’Amato. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no. 10272-168595.
The image of the subjected foreigner (‘barbarian’) became particularly prevalent in the late 1st and early 2nd centuries A.D. as a reflection of increased Roman expansion and part of an iconography of empire and triumph. The clean-shaven face of this figure indicates that it represents a so-called 'Oriental', i.e., a Persian, instead of a bearded European. -
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Roman Bronze Mirror Collection
1st-2nd century A.D.Estimate: £700 - 900 (‡+bp*)
Opening Bid: £365
Comprising: smaller one with flange rim and inner concentric rings, polished reverse; larger one similar with deeper rim, and recessed mounting panel to edge for the handle, old collector's labels with reference numbers. 720 grams total, 16.2-19.5cm wide
Ex Prof. Kurt Alder, Riehen; thence by descent.
