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LOT 0641
Roman Gilt Silver Openwork Lettering Group
3RD-4TH CENTURY A.D.
1/4 - 1/2 in. (0.53 grams total, 6-13 mm).
A gilt-silver openwork bar displaying the Latin word 'VIVA'; the A now separate. [2]
ProvenanceAcquired in the late 1990s-2000.
Property of an East London gentleman.
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LOT 0641
Roman Gilt Silver Openwork Lettering Group
Estimate £100 - 140€120 - 160 (for guidance only)$140 - 190 (for guidance only)
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Roman Silver Kantharos
2nd century B.C.-1st century A.D.Estimate: £3,500 - 4,500 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £1,944
A silver kantharos or wine cup with deep spherical body supported on a round stand; incised with a band around the inner surface and concentric circles on the outer body; two looped high handles, one with stipple engraved monogram on the upper side. 156 grams, 14 cm wide
Ex Mansees collection, formed 1950s-early 1990s. From a large American collection formed in Chicago, Illinois, USA, in 1995. From a European collection. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.11627-197618. -
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Roman Jupiter Holding Victory Gemstone in Gold Ring
2nd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £1,170
An onyx cabochon with intaglio image of Jupiter holding a miniature icon of Victory, set into a later gold ring. 4.05 grams, 24.06 mm overall, 18.78 mm internal diameter (approximate size British R 1/2, USA 8 3/4, Europe 19.38, Japan 18)
English private collection. -
Roman Gold Jewellery Group
1st-3rd century A.D.Sold for (Inc. bp): £845
A mixed group of gold items including a biconical bead, an earring with recurved bow, granule finial and filigree closure, a domed bell-pendant with granule to the apex and other items. 18 grams total, 11-58 mm
Acquired early 1990s. Ex private American collection; thence by descent. Private collection since 1998.
