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LOT 1089
Roman Glass Eye Bead
CIRCA 1ST-4TH CENTURY A.D.
3/8 in. (1.05 grams, 10 mm).
Spherical pale blue millefiori glass bead with polychrome eye motifs melted in the surface. [No Reserve]
ProvenanceEx German art market, 2000s.
Acquired from an EU collector living in London.
From the collection of a Surrey, UK, gentleman.
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LOT 1089
Roman Glass Eye Bead
Estimate £40 - 60€46 - 70 (for guidance only)$54 - 81 (for guidance only)
Opening Bid
£5 (EUR 6; USD 7) +BP*
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'London' Roman Pottery Fragment Group
1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £20 - 30 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
Mixed group of vessel fragments, mainly from the rim, most with an inked collection note. 6.15 grams total, 3.9-12.2 cm
Found at Thames Foreshore, Southwark, London, UK, and elsewhere in the late 1950s. From the private collection of Peter Clayton, FCILIP, Dip, Arch, FSA, FRNS, Hemel Hempstead, Hertfordshire, UK; formed since the late 1950s. -
Roman Iridescent Pinched Glass Jug with Applied Handle
Circa 1st-4th century A.D.Estimate: £80 - 100 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £5
With tubular body, flared neck with everted rim and strap handle; pinched ribbing to the body, dimple base; iridescent surface 41 grams, 14 cm
From the private collection of Lloyd and Jeanne Raport, Washinton D.C. and Florida, formed between 1972-2000. -
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Roman Silver Ring with Carnelian Gemstone of Mating Pigs
2nd century A.D.Estimate: £2,000 - 3,000 (+bp*)
Opening Bid: £975
Comprising a keeled hoop with wide shoulders, set with a carnelian intaglio engraved with two copulating pigs with a third one shown on the sow's back. 9.44 grams, 24.60 mm overall, 19.12 x 13.03 mm internal diameter (approximate size British H 1/2, USA 4, Europe 6.81, Japan 6)
Private collection, London. This lot has been checked against the Interpol Database of stolen works of art and is accompanied by search certificate no.13532-263672.
The type belongs to variant 4, type 1, of the Roman iron rings in the Ruseva-Slokoska classification. Ellipsoid shield-bezels with conically cut gemstones are typical of the 2nd century A.D.
